The Golden Kite, The Silver Wind

Front 1

In “The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind,” what does the Mandarin’s daughter do when she finds out her father is upset?
a. She sends for the leader of Kwan-Si
b. She has her father’s bed placed near the screen.
c. She tells her father that the towns should live together peacefully.
d. She gives her father advice on how to “beat” Kwan-Si.

Back 1

d. She gives her father advice on how to “beat” Kwan-Si.

Front 2

Why was the Mandarin upset when Kwan-Si built his wall in the shape of a pig?
a. He believed the shape do the wall was a portent.
b. He thought a pig shape was undignified shape for a town’s wall.
c. He wanted his own wall to be shaped like a pig.
d. He believed Kwan-Si was insulting him by using that shape.

Back 2

a. He believed the shape do the wall was a portent.

Front 3

How do the townspeople respond to rebuilding the wall over and over again?
a. They become weak or ill and many die.
b. They enjoyed the competition.
c. They built walls during the day ran their farms and businesses at night.
d. They rebelled and refused to build any more walls.

Back 3

a. They become weak or ill and many die.

Front 4

What effect does the constant rebuilding of the walls have on the Mandarin?
a. His feels bad and gives up as leader.
b. He becomes ill and continues to give orders from his bed.
c. He wins the contest and becomes Mandarin of both towns.
d. He continues to oversee the stonemasons at the wall each day.

Back 4

b. He becomes ill and continues to give orders from his bed.

Front 5

What are the immediate consequences of the meeting between the Mandarin and Kwan-Si?
a. The daughter suggests a solution to the problem and the Mandarin and Kwan-Si agree right away.
b. The Mandarin and Swan-Si eat a meal and argue about the walls.
c. The townspeople speak up and say they can no longer rebuild the walls.
d. The daughter takes her father and Kwan-Si outside and gives them and idea on how they can solve the problem.

Back 5

a. The daughter suggests a solution to the problem and the Mandarin and Kwan-Si agree right away.

Front 6

How does the daughter help her father and Kwan-Si see the solution to the problem?
a. She forces them to eat a meal together and be friendly.
b. She gives them kites to fly.
c. She takes them outside to see how kites and the wind go together.
d. She makes them talk with children.

Back 6

c. She takes them outside to see how kites and the wind go together.

Front 7

Which of the following sentences from the story best states the fable’s moral?
a. “Like a rusted machine, the city ground to a halt.”
b. “All is lost!”
c. “One without the other is nothing.”
d. “Such modesty, he thought.”

Back 7

c. “One without the other is nothing.”

Front 8

How does the fable “the Golden Kite, the Silver Wind: teach a lesson to its readers?
a. The story shows how fathers and daughters should treat each other.
b. The story shows how Chinese society is structured.
c. The story shows what happens when greedy rulers get carried away with power.
d. The story shows how people’s choices can hurt the people around them.

Back 8

d. The story shows how people’s choices can hurt the people around them.

Front 9

The Mandarin says, “Travelers will spurn us.” What does he mean?
a. Travelers will reject the town or choose not to go there.
b. Travelers will try to break down the town’s wall.
c. Travelers will get lost and not be able to find the town.
d. Travelers will laugh at the town because of the shape of its wall.

Back 9

a. Travelers will reject the town or choose not to go there.

Front 10

The Mandarin hopes that pandemonium breaks out when Kwan-Si hears how his pig-shaped wall has been beaten by a stick shaped wall. Which of the following most closely describes the meaning of the word pandemonium?
a. Extreme sadness
b. Celebrating
c. Anger and commotion
d. Wild disorder

Back 10

d. Wild disorder

Front 11

Which of the following is most nearly opposite is meaning to the word acclaimed?
a. Applauded
b. Disapproved
c. Acquired
d. Managed

Back 11

b. Disapproved

Front 12

True or false? Two towns battle with each other to have the best walls. All efforts go toward the walls and business suffers. The towns end up in ruins as a result.

Back 12

False.

Front 13

True or false? The daughter of a Mandarin is determined to give advice to her father. She advises him secretly. She nearly destroys the town with her advice and then saves the day with one last good idea.

Back 13

True.

Front 14

True or false? Two Mandarins engage in a rivalry. As a result, the townspeople suffer. Finally, the Mandarins bring an end to the competition and find a way to live next to each other in harmony.

Back 14

False.

Front 15

True or false? One Mandarin is jealous of another’s growing town. The first Mandarin seeks to outdo the other by building a bigger wall. In the end, the Mandarins see the error of their ways and make peace by having a meal together.

Back 15

False.

Front 16

Portents?
a. wild disorder, noise, or confusion.
b. greedily hungry.
c. things that are thought to be signs of events to come; omens.
d. greeted with loud applause or approval.
e. evil; wicked.
f. reject in a scornful way.

Back 16

c. things that are thought to be signs of events to come; omens.

Front 17

Vile?
a. wild disorder, noise, or confusion.
b. greedily hungry.
c. things that are thought to be signs of events to come; omens.
d. greeted with loud applause or approval.
e. evil; wicked.
f. reject in a scornful way.

Back 17

e. evil; wicked.

Front 18

Ravenous?
a. wild disorder, noise, or confusion.
b. greedily hungry.
c. things that are thought to be signs of events to come; omens.
d. greeted with loud applause or approval.
e. evil; wicked.
f. reject in a scornful way.

Back 18

b. greedily hungry.

Front 19

Acclaimed?
a. wild disorder, noise, or confusion.
b. greedily hungry.
c. things that are thought to be signs of events to come; omens.
d. greeted with loud applause or approval.
e. evil; wicked.
f. reject in a scornful way.

Back 19

d. greeted with loud applause or approval.

Front 20

Pandemonium?
a. wild disorder, noise, or confusion.
b. greedily hungry.
c. things that are thought to be signs of events to come; omens.
d. greeted with loud applause or approval.
e. evil; wicked.
f. reject in a scornful way.

Back 20

a. wild disorder, noise, or confusion.

Front 21

Spurn?
a. wild disorder, noise, or confusion.
b. greedily hungry.
c. things that are thought to be signs of events to come; omens.
d. greeted with loud applause or approval.
e. evil; wicked.
f. reject in a scornful way.

Back 21

f. reject in a scornful way.