"The Tale of King Yunan and Duban the Doctor" Reading Check

Which character narrates "The Tale of King Yunan and Duban the Doctor" within the frame tale?

• King Yunan

• Duban the Doctor

• The Fisherman

• The Jinnee

What is King Yunan's affliction?

• Shortness

• Leprosy

• Scurvy

• Cancer

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

True or False? Duban the doctor successfully cures King Yunan.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

Why does King Yunan doubt his trust in Duban the doctor?

• The vizier tells the king that Duban will betray him with his medicines.

• Duban tells the king that the vizier will betray him with his medicines.

• The king catches Duban in the midst of preparing a medicine and becomes suspicious.

• The king catches the vizier in the midst of preparing a medicine and becomes suspicious.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

How does Duban the doctor get his revenge on the king?

• The doctor poisons the king's food that he eats only after beheading the doctor.

• The doctor poisons the pages of a book, which he gives to the king before his death.

• The doctor tricks the king into taking the wrong antidote for a poison given to him by the vizier.

• The doctor's severed head bites the king and poisons him with the venom on his teeth.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4