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The Emperor and the Kite
Contributed by: Herrera
  • 1. What is the setting for this story?
A) Greenland
B) Italy
C) China
D) Russia
  • 2. What does Djeow Seow's name mean?
A) the smallest one
B) a brave being
C) a talkative 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 counted the gold coins.
D) They watched the prisoners.
  • 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) cleaning the royal chambers
D) watering the flowers in the garden
  • 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) a monk
B) the emperor's servants
C) a flock of geese
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 palace was under attack by a neighboring village.
D) The emperor was extremely sick.
  • 8. How did Djeow Seow help?
A) Djeow Seow asked the priest for advice.
B) She made a basket to attach to her kite filled with food for her father.
C) She didn't do anything to help because she was not clever.
D) She cried until everyone listened to her.
  • 9. What was the one thing Djeow Seow wanted most?
A) to grow taller
B) love from her family
C) to care for the sick people in the village
D) to rule the castle
  • 10. What character trait BEST describes Djeow Seow?
A) cranky
B) loud
C) talkative
D) loyal
  • 11. What is the moral or lesson to be learned from reading this story?
A) Listen and follow your parents' instructions.
B) Give money to the sick and needy.
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 is so small.
B) She always seems to be in the way of people getting work accomplished.
C) She talks too much.
D) She is the oldest child in the family.
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