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