Reading Comprehension #14017

Practice Exercise 23 C

Tall Tales

  1. Answer the questions.

    1. What characteristics of a tall tale are present in this story? Give an example for each characteristic.

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    2. Place these events in the correct order.

      1. ___ Mike becomes a mountain man.

      2. ___ Mike wins farmer Neal’s shooting contest.

      3. ___ Talbot shoots Mike.

      4. ___ Mike finds work on a boat.

      5. ___ Mike and Carpenter fight.

      6. ___ Mike shoots Talbot.
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