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) the most helpful girl
B) a talkative one
C) the smallest one
D) a brave being
  • 3. How did her brothers help the emperor?
A) They counted the gold coins.
B) They swept the courtyard.
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) gold and silver string
D) beads and bells
  • 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 brothers and sisters were quarreling over the throne.
B) The palace was under attack by a neighboring village.
C) The emperor was extremely sick.
D) Men were plotting against the emperor.
  • 8. How did Djeow Seow help?
A) Djeow Seow asked the priest for advice.
B) She didn't do anything to help because she was not clever.
C) She made a basket to attach to her kite filled with food for her father.
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 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) 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) Give money to the sick and needy.
C) Never talk to strangers.
D) Listen and follow your parents' instructions.
  • 12. What type of genre is the story?
A) folktale
B) nonfiction
C) science fiction
D) play
  • 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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