The Emperor and the Kite
  • 1. What is the setting for this story?
A) China
B) Italy
C) Greenland
D) Russia
  • 2. What does Djeow Seow's name mean?
A) a talkative one
B) the most helpful girl
C) a brave being
D) the smallest one
  • 3. How did her brothers help the emperor?
A) They swept the courtyard.
B) They watched the prisoners.
C) They helped rule the kingdom.
D) They counted the gold coins.
  • 4. What was the job given to her older sisters?
A) feeding the emperor's animals
B) bringing food to the emperor's table
C) watering the flowers in the garden
D) cleaning the royal chambers
  • 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) a monk
D) the emperor's servants
  • 7. What was the conflict in this story?
A) The emperor was extremely sick.
B) Men were plotting against the emperor.
C) The brothers and sisters were quarreling over the throne.
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 made a basket to attach to her kite filled with food for her father.
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) love from her family
B) to care for the sick people in the village
C) to rule the castle
D) to grow taller
  • 10. What character trait BEST describes Djeow Seow?
A) cranky
B) loyal
C) talkative
D) loud
  • 11. What is the moral or lesson to be learned from reading this story?
A) Listen and follow your parents' instructions.
B) Never neglect a person whether large or small.
C) Give money to the sick and needy.
D) Never talk to strangers.
  • 12. What type of genre is the story?
A) science fiction
B) play
C) nonfiction
D) folktale
  • 13. Why is Djeow Seow thought to be "insignificant"?
A) She is the oldest child in the family.
B) She talks too much.
C) She is so small.
D) She always seems to be in the way of people getting work accomplished.
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