THE CH'I-LIN PURSE READING

What is a folk tale?

• A story telling real events

• A biography story

• An exaggerated tale

• A story passed over many generations.

How would you describe Hsiang-ling at the beginning of the story?

• beautiful, intelligent, and hard to please.

• beautiful, funny, and easy going

• hard working and not so beautiful.

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What is a Ch'lin- Purse?

• A gift girls get at 16 years old birthday parties.

• A yellow silk purse made by servants on birthdays

• A purse with gifts women received on her wedding day.

What does Hsiang-ling feels about getting a husband?

• Very happy, cries of happiness

• She is very picky, dislikes the idea.

• She is trying to run away.

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Was the wedding a terrible success after all?

• Yes, she was a very sad married woman

• No, she was happily married with a wonderful husband

• Yes, she was married with an old ugly man.

Six years after the wedding was a terrible flood, what happened with Hsiang-ling?

• She was homeless and alone in another town.

• She was very rich and famous because she could help poor people.

• She was ready to plant more crops.

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Why does Hsiang-ling became separated from her husband and son?

• Crowds of people were fleeing all at one time.

• The current of the river took her to another town.

• She lost her memory and she could not recover it.

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She was hired as a governess, What was her job?

• Make food for Yüan-wai Lu's sick wife.

• Clean the Pearl Hall everyday.

• Take care of a spoiled child.

• Play ball with the sweet kid of the house.

What was inside the Pearl Hall?

• an altar with some pictures

• an altar with her Ch'i-lin purse

• more ball to play with the spoiled kid

• balls made of silver

How were Hsiang-ling and Mrs. Lu different?

• Hsiang-ling was very rich, with no kids. Mrs Lu has three kids.

• Hsiang-ling started out wealthy but has become poor. Mrs. Lu started out poor but has become wealthy.

• Hsiang-ling was a very beautiful and selfish woman. Mrs Lu was an old ugly lady.

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