The Emperor and the Kite
  • 1. What is the setting for this story?
A) Greenland
B) China
C) Italy
D) Russia
  • 2. What does Djeow Seow's name mean?
A) a brave being
B) the smallest one
C) the most helpful girl
D) a talkative one
  • 3. How did her brothers help the emperor?
A) They watched the prisoners.
B) They counted the gold coins.
C) They swept the courtyard.
D) They helped rule the kingdom.
  • 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) watering the flowers in the garden
D) cleaning the royal chambers
  • 5. What was Djeow Seow's favorite toy made of?
A) beads and bells
B) gold and silver string
C) silk cloth
D) paper and sticks
  • 6. Who came by as she was flying her kite each day?
A) a flock of geese
B) her brothers
C) the emperor's servants
D) a monk
  • 7. What was the conflict in this story?
A) The palace was under attack by a neighboring village.
B) The emperor was extremely sick.
C) Men were plotting against the emperor.
D) The brothers and sisters were quarreling over the throne.
  • 8. How did Djeow Seow help?
A) She made a basket to attach to her kite filled with food for her father.
B) Djeow Seow asked the priest for advice.
C) She cried until everyone listened to her.
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 rule the castle
B) to care for the sick people in the village
C) love from her family
D) to grow taller
  • 10. What character trait BEST describes Djeow Seow?
A) talkative
B) cranky
C) loud
D) loyal
  • 11. What is the moral or lesson to be learned from reading this story?
A) Never talk to strangers.
B) Listen and follow your parents' instructions.
C) Never neglect a person whether large or small.
D) Give money to the sick and needy.
  • 12. What type of genre is the story?
A) nonfiction
B) science fiction
C) folktale
D) play
  • 13. Why is Djeow Seow thought to be "insignificant"?
A) She talks too much.
B) She is so small.
C) She always seems to be in the way of people getting work accomplished.
D) She is the oldest child in the family.
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