"The Jade Peony" Reading Comprehension Quiz

Who made the wind chime that would be hung up after Grandmama died?

• the father
• Sek-Lung, the narrator
• Liang
• Grandmama

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What did it mean to Grandmama when she saw the cat in the garbage?

• her juggler had not loved her
• her son will bury her according to Chinese tradition
• she will soon die
• her grandson will carry on the tradition of making wind chimes

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Who did Grandmama share the story of the jade peony with?

• Older Brother Jung
• her grandchildren
• the stepmother 
• Sek-Lung, the narrator

Why was the Chen family ashamed of Grandmama?

• She wears Chinese style clothes
• She will only speak Chinese
• She looks through the garbage to find glass for her chimes
• She refuses to eat Canadian food

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following pairs represents two things from the story that have close symbolic meaning?

• Oldest Brother Kiam and Sister Liang
• the jade peony and Grandmama's teapot
• the cat and the juggler
• the windchimes Father hung and the handkerchief

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What part of the story does the following quote refer to?
"My brothers and sister were embarrassed by my grandmother.  My parents could never accept they were Canadians, not Chinese."

• setting
• climax
• theme
• conflict

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why didn't Sek-Lung (the narrator) go to Chinese school when he was first old enough?

• his parents do not believe in it
• he was sick
• the parents thought that his grandmother would teach him better than the school 
• he refused

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What sign did Grandmama leave for Sek-Lung?

• a coin in her pocket
• the wind chimes her son hung after her death
• the glass/jade peony in Sek-Lung's pocket
• the locket she left Liang

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

When Grandmama died, what was the whole family exepecting?

• a large inheritance
• a sign of her peaceful leaving
• a will dividing her property between family members
• a miracel

What does Grandmama promise Sek-Lung? 

• she will never leave him
• she will be reunited with his grandfather
• he will grow to be someone she can be proud of
• he will meet the juggler

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2