Dragonwings - chapter 1

The "Land of the Golden Mountain" most likely refers to:

• China

• Japan

• Europe

• America

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What is the main reason Moon Shadow gives why he and Mother can't go to live with Father.

• Mother is tired and Grandmother is elderly.

• It's too far away and the ocean has to be crossed.

• There's too much work to do on the rice farm.

• The white demons won't let them come, and it's a dangerous place.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Infer: Why can't Mother answer all the questions Moonshadow has about his father?

• She doesn't know the answers.

• She has to take care of Grandmother

• She can't read or write.

• She was afraid and didn't want to remember the place that killed Grandfather.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

How did Moonshadow and his mother communicate with Father in the "Land of the Golden Mountain"?

• They waited until someone in their clan came back with news.

• The village schoolmaster charged them money to read & write letters.

• They would wait their turn to go to the temple and pray.

• They flew a kite together and sent a message.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which of the following best describes the narrator's father?

• The narrator's father is the village schoolmaster.

• The narrator's father doesn't love his family anymore.

• The narrator's father is a master kitemaker.

• The narrator's mother deeply loves America.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6