The Emperor and the Kite
  • 1. What is the setting for this story?
A) China
B) Russia
C) Italy
D) Greenland
  • 2. What does Djeow Seow's name mean?
A) the smallest one
B) the most helpful girl
C) a brave being
D) a talkative one
  • 3. How did her brothers help the emperor?
A) They watched the prisoners.
B) They swept the courtyard.
C) They helped rule the kingdom.
D) They counted the gold coins.
  • 4. What was the job given to her older sisters?
A) cleaning the royal chambers
B) feeding the emperor's animals
C) bringing food to the emperor's table
D) watering the flowers in the garden
  • 5. What was Djeow Seow's favorite toy made of?
A) beads and bells
B) paper and sticks
C) silk cloth
D) gold and silver string
  • 6. Who came by as she was flying her kite each day?
A) a monk
B) her brothers
C) the emperor's servants
D) a flock of geese
  • 7. What was the conflict in this story?
A) The palace was under attack by a neighboring village.
B) Men were plotting against the emperor.
C) The emperor was extremely sick.
D) The brothers and sisters were quarreling over the throne.
  • 8. How did Djeow Seow help?
A) Djeow Seow asked the priest for advice.
B) She cried until everyone listened to her.
C) She made a basket to attach to her kite filled with food for her father.
D) She didn't do anything to help because she was not clever.
  • 9. What was the one thing Djeow Seow wanted most?
A) to care for the sick people in the village
B) to rule the castle
C) to grow taller
D) love from her family
  • 10. What character trait BEST describes Djeow Seow?
A) loud
B) cranky
C) loyal
D) talkative
  • 11. What is the moral or lesson to be learned from reading this story?
A) Never talk to strangers.
B) Never neglect a person whether large or small.
C) Give money to the sick and needy.
D) Listen and follow your parents' instructions.
  • 12. What type of genre is the story?
A) nonfiction
B) play
C) folktale
D) science fiction
  • 13. Why is Djeow Seow thought to be "insignificant"?
A) She is so small.
B) She is the oldest child in the family.
C) She always seems to be in the way of people getting work accomplished.
D) She talks too much.
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