The Ch'i-lin Purse Comprehension

What genre is the Ch'i-lin Purse?

• literary nonfiction

• folk tales

• fairy tales

• historical fiction

How would you describe the main character at the beginning of the story?

• generous with everyone

• sad and somber

• happy and excited

• spoiled, materialistic (wanting a lot of things)

What was the main event in the first part of the story?

• Hsiang-ling lost her dad

• Hsiang-ling was moving away

• Hsiang-ling was going to get married

• Hsiang-ling was going to graduate

Check the true characteristic of the Ch'i-lin purse.

• It had an ancient Chinese tree on it.

• It was given to Hsiang-ling by her dad.

• It represented wishes for Hsiang-ling to have a son.

• It was made of blue silk.

Why was her servant crying?

• The people at the store made fun of him for returning the gifts.

• Mrs. Hsüeh was mad at him for not making Hsiang-ling happy.

• Hsiang-ling was screaming at him.

• He was going to get fired.

What did Hsiang-ling hear when she was waiting for the rain to pass at the pavilion?

• A girl that was sitting on the street talking

• A girl fighting with another person

• A girl who was also going to get married was crying

• Her servants talking outside

What did Hsiang-ling decide to do about the sounds she heard?

• She asked her servants to take her away from there.

• She had her maid ask what was wrong because it was bad luck for someone to cry on her wedding day.

• She called her mother and told her to help her.

• She ignored her and waited for the rain to pass.

Her maid explained the girl that was getting married was crying because she was poor. What did Hsiang-ling do about it?

• She gave her the Ch'i-lin purse her mother gave her.

• She gave her a hug to make her feel better.

• She wished the other girl good luck and left.

• She decided it was the girl's problem and there was nothing she could do about it.

Mark the difference between the girl and Hsiang-ling.

• They were going to get married.

• The girl was poor and Hsiang-ling was wealthy.

• The girl was happy and Hsiang-ling was crying.

• The girl did not want to get married and Hsiang-ling was excited.

What caused Hsaing-ling to become separated from her husband and son?

• An earthquake crumbled their home.

• A flood came through the village and they became separated in the crowds.

• Her husband and son went on a trip and never returned.

• A great war broke out in their country and they were called to service.