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