The Emperor and the Kite
  • 1. What is the setting for this story?
A) Greenland
B) Russia
C) China
D) Italy
  • 2. What does Djeow Seow's name mean?
A) a talkative one
B) a brave being
C) the smallest one
D) the most helpful girl
  • 3. How did her brothers help the emperor?
A) They swept the courtyard.
B) They helped rule the kingdom.
C) They watched the prisoners.
D) They counted the gold coins.
  • 4. What was the job given to her older sisters?
A) feeding the emperor's animals
B) watering the flowers in the garden
C) cleaning the royal chambers
D) bringing food to the emperor's table
  • 5. What was Djeow Seow's favorite toy made of?
A) paper and sticks
B) beads and bells
C) gold and silver string
D) silk cloth
  • 6. Who came by as she was flying her kite each day?
A) a monk
B) a flock of geese
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 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 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) She cried until everyone listened to her.
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) to care for the sick people in the village
D) love from her family
  • 10. What character trait BEST describes Djeow Seow?
A) talkative
B) loud
C) cranky
D) loyal
  • 11. What is the moral or lesson to be learned from reading this story?
A) Never talk to strangers.
B) Never neglect a person whether large or small.
C) Give money to the sick and needy.
D) Listen and follow your parents' instructions.
  • 12. What type of genre is the story?
A) play
B) science fiction
C) folktale
D) nonfiction
  • 13. Why is Djeow Seow thought to be "insignificant"?
A) She talks too much.
B) She is so small.
C) She always seems to be in the way of people getting work accomplished.
D) She is the oldest child in the family.
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