Yeh-Shen: The Chinese Cinderella

1. What does the illustration in "Yeh-Shen" help the reader understand?

• It helps the reader understand that the fish would appear when Yeh-Shen would feed it grains of rice.
• It helps the reader understand what Yeh-Shen's slipper looked like.
• It helps the reader understand that the fish liked the stepmother.
• It helps the reader understand that an old man dressed in ragged clothes suddenly appeared.

2. In "Yeh-Shen," why does the fish appear to Yeh-Shen's stepmother?

• The stepmother sings a song to the fish.
• The stepmother has food for the fish.
• The stepmother has spoken special words.
• The stepmother plays a trick on the fish.

3. Which sentence from "Yeh-Shen" best supports the answer to Part A in number 2?

• "Today, I am a simple fisherman."
• "The stepmother then dressed herself in Yeh-Shen's old coat."
• "She went so fast that she almost ran into her stepmother and stepsister."
• "A man who lived in the village came across the golden slipper Yeh-Shen had lost."

4. The illustration from "The Wish Fish" shows that

• the fisherman's wife talks to the fish.
• the fisherman wants to be rich.
• the fisherman asks the fish to grant wishes.
• the fisherman's wife stands on a balcony dressed in silk.

5. In "The Wish Fish," which statement BEST explains why the fisherman didn't want to ask the fish for more wishes after he and his wife became lord and lady of the manor?

• He was scared of the magic fish.
• He is afraid that the fish would want more food.
• He was already happy enough with his life as a fisherman.
• He was worried that the fish will make his wife disappear.

6. Which sentence from "The Wish Fish" BEST supports the answer to Part A in number 5?

• "For my part, I fished every day as I had always done."
• "Into the water he splashed, and suddenly, sitting beside me was a beautiful loaf of bread."
• "My wife was standing on the balcony, dressed in silk."
• "When she reached the water's edge, the sky was black and the sea was churning."

7. Which events occurred at the end of "Yeh-Shen" and "The Wish Fish?"

• In "Yeh-Shen," the stepmother was nice. In "The Wish Fish," the fisherman's wife fished every day.
• In "Yeh-Shen," the fisherman asks for a loaf of bread. In "The Wish Fish," the wife asks for a loaf of bread.
• In "Yeh-Shen," the stepdaughter is treated fairly. In "The Wish Fish," the stepdaughter is treated unfairly.
• In "Yeh-Shen," the stepdaughter ends up marrying the king. In "The Wish Fish," the fisherman loses his riches.

8. Which paragraphs from the two passages BEST supports the answer to Part A in number 7?

• paragraph 3 of "Yeh-Shen" and paragraph 2 of "The Wish Fish"
• paragraph 4 of "Yeh-Shen" and paragraph 8 of "The Wish Fish"
• paragraph 5 of "Yeh-Shen" and paragraph 7 of "The Wish Fish"
• paragraph 7 of "Yeh-Shen" and paragraph 10 of "The Wish Fish"

9. Which is the theme of BOTH "Yeh-Shen" and "The Wish Fish?"

• Being kind is never rewarded.
• You can do anything you want to.
• Patience is powerful.
• Bad behavior is punished in the end.

10. How are the characters in "Yeh-Shen" and "The Wish Fish" DIFFERENT?

• The stepmother in "Yeh-Shen" is loving. The wife in "The Wish Fish" is caring.
• The stepmother in "Yeh-Shen" is pretty. The wife in "The Wish Fish" is rich.
• The stepmother in "Yeh-Shen" is excited. The wife in "The Wish Fish" is sad.
• The stepmother in "Yeh-Shen" is mean. The wife in "The Wish Fish" is greedy.