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Let's get a hundred marks for A Hundred Flowers!

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did Tao break his leg?

a)

He was playing with his friends when he fell.

b)

He fell from a tree.

c)

He got into a car accident.

d)

He was running after his father.

2.

Who is Sheng and what happened to him?

a)

He is Tao's father who got arrested.

b)

He is Tao's grandfather who withdrew from the family.

c)

He is Tao's teacher who helped him catch up with schoolwork.

d)

He is Tao's next door neighbour, who passed away and left Song on her own.

3.

How old was Tao when he broke his leg?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

4.

What does Kai Ying work as?

a)

A medical doctor

b)

A TCM doctor

c)

A herbalist

d)

A gardener

5.

Who is Liang?

a)

The doctor who treated Tao

b)

Kai Ying's mother-in-law

c)

Kai Ying's next door neighbour

d)

The pregnant girl

6.

Who is Auntie Song?

a)

Tao's aunt

b)

Kai Ying's sister-in-law

c)

Kai Ying's next door neighbour

d)

Kai Ying's aunt

7.

Kai Ying's son and father-in-law have the same name.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Kai Ying's husband and father-in-law have the same name.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What is a kapok?

a)

The sound made when Tao's head hits the ground

b)

A type of bush

c)

A leafy fern

d)

A type of tree

10.

Why did Kai Ying stop Wei from cutting down the kapok tree?

a)

The kapok tree had sentimental value to her.

b)

Neighbours might report her for cutting down the official city tree.

c)

Neighbours might report her for being against the environment.

d)

The kapok tree had pretty flowers that beautified the city.

11.

Why did Tao climb the kapok tree?

a)

He dreamed that climbing the tree would help him see his father.

b)

He needed to train his healing leg.

c)

His father was on White Cloud Mountain.

d)

He wanted to see all of Guangzhou and White Cloud Mountain.

12.

Complete the sentence: "Tao nodded, but all he tasted as he sucked on the hard candy was __________ ."

a)

sweetness

b)

pain

c)

fear

d)

grief

13.

How does Luoyang look?

a)

The trees are tall and lustrous, and the winds are calm.

b)

The ground was full of rocks and pebbles, with sprigs of green poking through.

c)

The sandy dunes give way to the ocean.

d)

The land is wide and flat and with little green.

14.

Which quote best describes Kai Ying and Tao's relationship after Tao's fall?

a)

"But since his fall, he hadn't asked her once about his ba ba. He hardly said anything at all. Who was this boy?"

b)

"He sounded so hopeful, happier than she'd seen him in a very long time."

c)

"She wasn't going to cry."

d)

"It gave Tao a sudden, sharp stomachache to see how much life around him had changed since his fall from the kapok."

15.

Sheng's real name is (a)   .

16.

Sheng's name means (a)   .

17.

What happened to Song when she was married?

a)

Her husband hit her head against the table.

b)

Her husband knocked her tooth out during a beating.

c)

Her husband died of natural causes.

d)

Her husband wanted her to give birth to a son.

18.

In which section of the book does Suyin join Kai Ying's family?

a)

The Kapok Tree - July 1958

b)

The Falling Boy - August 1958

c)

Moon Festival - September 1958

d)

The World Intrudes - October 1958

e)

After - October 1958

19.

What decision does Wei make in the section "Stories - November 1958"?

a)

He decides to cut down the kapok tree.

b)

He decides to write the letter criticising the Premier of China.

c)

He decides to journey to Luoyang to visit Sheng.

d)

He decides to send a telegram home to Kai Ying and Tao from Luoyang.

20.

Who are the main characters of this story?

a)

Bao, Kai Ying, Sheng, Wei, Suyin

b)

Tao, Kai Ning, Sheng, Wei, Suyin

c)

Tao, Kai Ying, Sheng, Wei, Suyin

d)

Tao, Kai Ying, Sheng, Wei, Mrs Niang