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