The Boatman's Flute Review

What is the theme of the "Boatman's Flute"?

• Character defines people rather than appearance.

• Good things come to those who are truly themselves.

• Being wealthy is the best thing that a person could be.

• To fully live, you must experience all the wonders in life.

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The boatman decides not to return to the part of river where he played to the mandarin’s daughter because —

• He learns that the mandarin’s daughter is married.

• He learns that there are many rich men seeking the woman, so he becomes discouraged.

• A gentleman he ferried across the river tells him he will report him to the mandarin.

• He has fruit and rice that he needs to deliver downriver.

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What mistake does the mandarin daughter realize at the end of the story?

• She married the wrong man.
• She thought she was foolish to fall in love with a simple boatman

• She wanted to pay the boatman

• She realizes that the Boatman was her true love.

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In paragraph 31, the girl experiences a flashback A flashback is an interruption in the story that takes place at an earlier time. What triggers her flashback?

• She drops the goblet and it shatters.

• Her family and friends prepare to send the boatman's body down the river.

• She suddenly remembers the boatman's sweet music.

• She saw an image at the bottom of the cup of a small ghe.

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Which two words can be used to find the meaning of seamstresses in paragraph 2 of “The Boatman’s Flute”?

• Dresses

• Servants

• Dishes

• Sewed

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How does the girls attitude change towards the Boatman?

• Although she appreciated his lovely music, she did not want to be with him because he was ugly.

• Her heart was torn apart to see him leave.

• Her heart pounded as she saw the strong boatman.

• She looked at the boatman in amazement.

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After the mandarin woman rejects the Boatman, what happens to him?

• He marries another woman.

• He dies of a broken heart.

• He never goes on the river again.

• The mandarin father bans him from the mansion.

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How does the girls memory affect the plot at the end?

• Her tears of joy bring a new boatman to love her.

• Her tears of sadness fall into the river.

• Her heart breaks and she mourns.

• Her tear of sadness falls into the jade cup and releases his spirit.

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In paragraph 33, what was the turning point for the girl?

• 
  The girl realized that she should not have rejected the boatman.

• The girl remembered the boatman's sweet music.

• The boatman made her feel such warmth and happiness.

• The girl's days and nights were even emptier and longer than before.

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Reread paragraph 16. What type of conflict is the character facing?

• 
  external conflict

• internal conflict

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