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