Ten Suns: A Chinese Legend

What is the genre of the story?

• Legend

• Science Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

Where was the jade palace located?

• At the top of a mulberry tree

• On a mountain

• In the sun

Where would the suns begin their walk?

• West

• South

• East

• North

The suns were always looking out for what was best for the earth and its people.

• True

• False

The suns could not walk across the horizon together because it would produce too much heat.

• True

• False

What was not an effect of the suns walking all together across the horizon?

• Crops withered in the fields.

• Lakes and rivers dried up.

• The sea began to boil.

• The people created a plan to destroy the suns.

Who invented the bow and arrow?

• Shun

• Di Jun

• Xi He

• Hu Yi

What was the problem with Hu Yi striking down the ten suns?

• It made everyone sad.

• There would no longer be light or warmth.

• Xi He would punish the people.

Why did Hu Yi not shoot down the last sun?

• A messenger took an arrow out of his quiver.

• He missed the last one.

• Di Jun told him to stop.

• He wanted to save one sun for Di Jun and Xi He.

What happened to the suns (in the book story) when they were struck down by arrows?

• They died.

• They turned into stone and shattered.

• They turned into crows.

• They turned into planets.