Friends of Kwan Ming Quiz

Kwan Ming travels to the new world in order to:

• escape a war that is going on in China
• join the rest of his family
• get married
• find a job and earn money

Immigrants who traveled to the new world from China experienced all the following EXCEPT:

• low pay
• inhumane work hours
• immediate acceptance
• unfair treatment

When the innkeeper finds four jobs for Kwan Ming and his three friends, Kwan Ming:

• claims the best job for himself
• lets the innkeeper decide which job he should take
• lets his friends take the good jobs and accepts the worst job himself
• refuses to take any of the jobs

Kwan Ming's boss turns out to be:

• jolly
• cruel
• fair
• poor

The suit, boots, and loaves of bread that the friends make for Kwan Ming's boss cause the boss to:

• feel ashamed of the way he has treated Kwan Ming
• offer a job to each of the friends
• lose his temper
• explode into many tiny pieces

Which statement best describes the way that the job opportunities in the new world compare with Kwan Ming's expectations?

• The opportunities matched Kwan Ming's expectations.
• The opportunities fell short of his expectations.
• The opportunities are far better than his expectations.
• Kwan Ming had no expectations, so he is not disappointed or surprised.

In addition to "a fine woolen suit that will never tear", "a pair of leather boots that will never wear out", and "forty loaves of bread that will never go stale", which of the following would Kwan Ming's boss have wanted if he had decided to ask Kwan Ming to bring him one more thing?

• a cow that gives fresh milk
• a glass that will never break
• a clock that will never work
• a dog that will never bark

As depicted (shown) in the story, Chinatown is a place where:

• people try to help each other
• people are suspicious of each other
• people ignore each other
• people live exactly as they lived in China

By the end of the story, Kwan Ming is awarded for his:

• patience and unselfishness
• obedience and trustworthiness
• cleverness and resourcefulness
• ability to keep a secret

Which sentence uses the vocabulary word PADDY correctly?

• The farmer planted corn in the paddy.
• After the rain, the paddy fields were flooded.
• The children played soccer in the paddy while the fans cheered them on from the stands.
• She picked wildflowers from the paddy in her garden.