Yeh-Shen, A Cinderella Story From China

Who was the cave chief of southern China?

• Wu

• Ch'in

• Han

• Yeh-Shen

What was the custom in China for the chief?

• to have a son

• to take two wives

• to fight a dragon

• to have a daughter

Who was left an orphan?

• Chief Wu

• Yeh-Shen

• the queen

• Chief Wu's wife

What did the stepmother give Yeh-Shen?

• a beautiful gown

• a fish

• the heaviest and most unpleasant chores

• the nicest room in the house

Who was Yeh-Shen's best friend?

• her stepsister

• a fish

• an old sage

• her dad

What did the stepmother do to Yeh-Shen's best friend?

• dressed in her coat, stabbed it, and cooked it for dinner

• gave it a nice room in the house

• had someone come and transport it

• fed it too much so it would die

Who did Yeh-Shen talk to after her best friend was gone?

• an old man from the village

• her stepsister

• her stepmother

• the fish's bones

What were the bones filled with?

• gold

• a powerful spirit

• magic powers

• nothing

Why did the stepmother not want Yeh-Shen to go to Festival?

• She hoped to find a husband for her own daughter and didn't want any man to see the beauteous Yeh-Shen.

• She wanted her to stay home and clean.

• She wanted her to have supper ready when they returned.

• She wanted Yeh-Shen to mend the clothes.

What did Yeh-Shen ask of her new friend?

• Is there something I can borrow fit to wear to the feast?

• Can you make me a carriage to take me to the Festival?

• Can you find me a husband, so I can get out of this house?

• Will you make my stepmother treat me kindly?