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WorksheetsThe Ch'i-lin Purse Part I
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What genre is the Ch'i-lin Purse?
literary nonfiction
folk tales
fairy tales
historical fiction
Explain the genre of the story.
stories and legends told from one generation to the next about cultural traditions
stories about magical events that are imaginary
short tales about a moral lesson
stories with characters that are imaginary and based on events that are historically true
Who is the main character of the story?
the girl crying on the pavilion
Mrs. Hsüeh
Hsiang-ling
the servant
How would you describe the main character?
generous with everyone
sad and somber
happy and excited
spoiled, materialistic
Check all the true characteristics of the Ch'i-lin purse.
it had an ancient Chinese animal
it was given to Hsiang-ling by her mom
it represented wishes for Hsiang-ling to have a son
it was made of blue silk
What was the main event in the first part of the story?
Hsiang-ling lost her dad
Hsiang-ling was moving away
Hsiang-ling was going to get married
Hsiang-ling was going to graduate
Why was her servant crying?
The people at the store made fun of him for returning the gifts.
Mrs. Hsüeh was mad at him for not making Hsiang-ling happy.
Hsiang-ling was screaming at him.
He was going to get fired.
What did Hsiang-ling hear when she was waiting for the rain to pass at the pavilion?
A girl that was sitting on the street talking
A girl fighting with another person
A girl who was going to get married too was crying
Her servants talking outside
What did Hsiang-ling decide to do about the sounds she heard?
She asked her servants to take her away from there.
She had her maid ask what was wrong because it was bad luck for someone to cry on her wedding day.
She called her mother and told her to help her.
She ignored her and waited for the rain to pass.
Her maid explained the girl that was getting married was crying because she was poor. What did Hsiang-ling do about it?
She gave her the Ch'i-lin purse her mother gave her.
She gave her a hug to make her feel better.
She wished the other girl good luck and left.
She decided it was the girl's problem and there was nothing she could do about it.
Mark the all differences between the girl and Hsiang-ling.
they were going to get married
the girl was poor and Hsiang-ling was wealthy
the girl was crying and Hsiang-ling was happy
the girl did not want to get married and Hsiang-ling was excited
