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a) Mouse-with-the-Longest-Tail played by himself because he

• • was not allowed to play with the others.

  • liked to play with his tail all the time.

  • did not like the other mice.

  • was the best mouse.

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b) The other mice thought Mouse-with-the-Longest-Tail was

• • cruel.

  • the best mouse.

  • lonely.

  • a show-off.

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c) Why did Mouse-with-the-Longest-Tail bite the tail he saw among the rocks?

• • He was feeling hungry.

  • The tail kept moving away.

  • He wanted his tail to be the longest.

  • The other mouse had nipped him.

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d) Why couldn't Mouse-with-the-Longest-Tail find the other mouse that was nipping him?

• • It was hiding behind the big rocks.

  • It ran away when he bit it.

  • The other mice were playing a trick on him.

  • There was no other mouse.

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e) How did Mouse-with-the-Longest-Tail probably feel just before the other mice asked him to join their games?

• • Pleased, because he could now play mouse games better.

  • Angry, because he had not been able to catch the other mouse.

  • Sad, because he now had a very short tail.

  • Proud, because of his new tail.

  • Tired, because he had been running about so much.

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f) Mouse-with-the-Longest-Tail was allowed to join in mouse games at the end of the story because

• • he had shown the other mice he was the best mouse.

  • the other mice would not fall over his tail any more.

  • the other mice thought that he had paid for being boastful.

  • he had said that he was sorry.