Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress Part 1

Apart from the violin, what ‘bourgeois’ object are the boys allowed to keep?

• A wristwatch

• An alarm clock

• Their school textbooks

• Their cell phones

What affliction do the boys see in the headman’s eye?

• Blood spots

• Stigmatism

• Cataracts

• Blindness

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The narrator has been sent for re-education because his parents are…?

• Lawyers

• Scientists

• Doctors

• Journalists

What is Luo’s father’s profession?

• Doctor

• Veterinarian

• Dentist

• Professor

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is Luo’s only skill?

• Playing the violin

• Football

• Sewing

• Storytelling

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What natural remedy do the villagers use to try to treat Luo’s malaria?

• Running

• Bleeding

• Cupping

• Flogging

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What story does the narrator try to recite while Luo is sick?

• The Little Matchstick Girl

• The Little Flower Girl

• The Big Friendly Giant

• The Emperor’s New Clothes