1. How/Why does Aladdin get stuck in the cave?
- The African magician was mad Aladdin wouldn’t give him the lamp before he got out of the
cave and so he shut the stone walls.
2. How does he make it out?
- The jinni transported him out
3. What causes the jinni to appear out of the lamp for the first time?
- The first appearance of the jinni was because Aladdin rubbed the ring his “uncle” gave
him. The jinni first came out of the lamp when Aladdin’s mother cleaned it by rubbing it.
4. What price does “the Jew” pay for the sliver dish, and how much is the dish actually
worth?
- “The Jew” pays a gold piece, but the dish is actually worth 72 gold pieces.
5. How many months does the grand vizier ask for the sultan to give him?
- Three months
6. How many wishes does Aladdin get? Is there a limit?
- There is no limit
7. Why does the magician buy twelve lamps?
- To sell and trick Aladdin’s wife (princess) to trade for the magic lamp.
8. Why is Aladdin about to kill himself and what stops him?
- The magician takes the lamp and princess, but Aladdin decides to outsmart him through
trickery.
9. How does Aladdin defeat the African magician?
- By tricking him to drink poison wine.
10. How many characters die in the story? Who are they and how did they die?
- Mustafa (Aladdin’s father) he dies of illness, The African magician dies by a poison drink,
The African magician’s brother dies by the princess stabbing him.
