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