WorksheetsTapestries, Chapters 19 - 21
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 6mins
Why did Dan’s mother (Lady Yen/Camille) abandon him?
The gardener refused to take Dan with them.
Yen thought Ven would be more likely to help him live.
Yen wanted to start a new family with the gardener
Why was Lady Yen forced to become "Camille" the prostitute?
The gardener's gambling addiction created tremendous debt.
The gardener spent their money to buy the tea shop (brothel) and pressured Yen to become a prostitute while he worked at the brothel's bar.
She needed to punish herself for having abandoned Dan.
OPEN BOOK. Page 238. What does Camille urge her son to do?
Confront Toan and get the other half of the treasure map back and kill Toan.
Embroider a copy of her half of the tattoo so that he may be able to find the buried treasure.
Help her escape the brothel.
Kill the brothel owner.
Whom does Dan want to take with him to return to Le Cam Village?
Ung
Lady Chin
Lady Yen
Tai Mai
What object does Dan show Ung, believing that if they show Lady Chin this object it will persuade her to join him when he confronts Toan?
Bui's anklet
His lute
An embroidered picture of Minister Chin
The gold and jade necklace given to him by Lady Yen as she fled with the gardener.
What gift did Lady Chin receive from her husband (Minister Chin) as a wedding gift?
100 silver pieces
A golden goblet
The bracelet that she gave her son Bui, who used it as an anklet
A bluish silver-white bike
How does Dan convince Lady Chin to accompany him to Le Cam Village?
He promises her that he will ride her bicycle to her hometown and spread her ashes in a verdant meadow.
He promises she will find out the truth of her her son and husband died.
He promises her that he will name his first son "Bui"
He promises her that he will marry Tai Mai
Once in Le Cam Village, where does Dan take Lady Chin?
The ruins of the Nguyen estate.
Con's shack
City Hall
How does Dan get himself and Lady Chin into Le Cam Village?
He produces ivory passes from the royal palace, which are respected by the locals.
They ride tandem on her bicycle, late at night, when the guards are asleep.
He bribes the security guards by paying them 10 pennies each.
They arrive during that year's Harvest Moon Festival, wearing disguises.
OPEN BOOK. Page 249. What shocks Dan while at the Nguyen estate?
His sewing needle he used to embroider the red rose for Tai Mai is on a rock.
There are fresh carnations on the graves of Tat Nguyen and Tat's first two wives.
Toan has built a new mansion on the property.
Ven and Con are now living there.
OPEN BOOK. Page 250. What realization (epiphany) does Lady Chin make?
She realizes that she has wasted her life at the royal court and that she should have spent her days in a village like Le Cam.
Dan is a better person than Bui and, due to her guilt, she believes that she should have died alongside her husband and son.
She should never have come to Le Cam village without Ung by her side.
Who drives up to the Nguyen mansion while Dan and Lady Chin are there?
Sai, who is now the mayor.
Officer Dao
Master Long
Magistrate Toan
OPEN BOOK (page 252). Why is one of Master Sai's ears flat?
from Big Con's attack long ago
from leaning on one side of his head for long periods of time while using opium
from wearing the police captain helmet for 22 years.
How does Dan avoid being arrested for returning to Le Cam Village?
He shows a letter from Lady Thuc, the Queen Mother.
He offers to pay Mayor Sai 100 brass coins
He offers to kill Toan, which will help Sai secure more power in the village.
He shows the same ivory passes that he used to get past the guards at the edge of the village.
Who comes running to meet Dan as he walks through the village?
Con
Ven, who has shaved her head and scarred her face to resemble Con
Song
Who put the flowers on Tat Nguyen's grave?
Song
Ven
Con
Toan
Who does Lady Chin think that Ven is?
Dan's mother
The killer of her son and husband, because the "WANTED" posters she has seen show her face
Big Con, because they both have shaven heads and scarred visages.
Since Ven has no tongue, who speaks for her?
Song
Dan
Con
Mayor Sai
Before she left for Le Cam Village with Dan, what did Lady Chin do?
She took poison that will end her life in 48-72 hours.
She snuck into her old apartment where she lived happily with Minister Chin and Bui so she could take one last look.
She spoke to Tai Mai, telling Tai Mai what a wonderful man Dan is.
Left a letter with Ung in case Dan has tricked her. If Dan HAS tricked her, then Dan will be punished.
What happened when Toan went to the Imperial City to inform the royals that Ven had murdered Bui and Minister Chin?
Toan's son, Master Long, left Le Cam village with his family. When Toan returned, his house was empty.
Con murdered Master Long
Con burned down Toan's house
Song burned down Toan's house
