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THE GHOST BRIDE QUIZ 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does Li Lan live?

a)

Malaya

b)

Hong Kong

c)

Vietnam

d)

China

2.

What is the Lim family?

a)

OLD FRIENDS OF THE PAN FAMILY

b)

OLD FRIENDS OF LI LAN'S MOTHER'S FAMILY

c)

A POWERFUL LOCAL BRITISH FAMILY

d)

A POWERFUL LOCAL CHINESE FAMILY

3.

What is a ghost bride?

a)

A BRIDE WHO IS MARRIED AFTER HER OWN DEATH

b)

A BRIDE WHO MARRIES A GROOM WHO IS DEAD

c)

A BRIDE WHO MARRIES REMOTELY

d)

A BRIDE WHO PARTICIPATES IN A MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE

4.

Why does Li Lan's father even consider letting her become a ghost bride?

a)

BECAUSE HE HAS NOT REACHED OUT SOCIALLY IN YEARS, LIMITING LI LAN'S OPTIONS

b)

BECAUSE HE IS IN DEBT TO THE PATRIARCH OF THE LIM FAMILY

c)

BECAUSE THEY ONLY HAVE TIES WITH THE LIM FAMILY

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

5.

In retrospect, what pleases Madame Lin about the fact that Li Lan behaves badly?

a)

SHE IS HAPPY TO HAVE HER NEGATIVE BELIEFS ABOUT LI LAN'S FAMILY CONFIRMED

b)

SHE BELIEVES THAT LI LAN WILL BE EASILY MANIPULATED

c)

SHE IS EXCITED TO TEACH LI LAN HERSELF

d)

SHE LIKES THAT LI LAN SEEMS GENIUNE

6.

What does the young man's interest in clocks indicate about him?

a)

THAT HE IS INVESTED IN "TRADITION" OVER "PROGRESS"

b)

THAT HE IS INVESTED IN "PROGRESS" OVER "TRADITION"

c)

THAT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PROGRESS AND TRADITION DON'T MAKE SENSE TO HIM

d)

THAT HE IS SKILLED IN GENERAL WITH HIS HANDS

7.

What does Li Lan give Madame Lim after her first visit to the Lim family household?

a)

A TEACUP

b)

A POCKET WATCH

c)

A COMB

d)

A RIBBON FROM HER HAIR

8.

What are the consequences of Li Lan giving Madame Lim her ribbon?

a)

IT CREATES A THREAD BETWEEN HER AND TIAN BAI

b)

LI LAN HAS TO BUY A NEW RIBBON

c)

IT ENABLES LIM TIAN CHING TO HAUNT HER

d)

IT CAUSES MADAME LIM TO INVESTIGATE HER FOR THE DEATH OF HIS SON

9.

Where does she end up during her dreams that first night?

a)

THE LIM HOUSEHOLD

b)

HER MOTHER'S OLD HOUSHOLD

c)

THE GRAVEYARD

d)

THE GRASS PLAINS OF THE DEAD

10.

Why does Lim Tian Ching come and visit her?

a)

HE WANTS TO WARN HER AGAINST TIAN BAI

b)

HE WANTS TO FORCE HER TO MARRY HIM

c)

HE WANTS TO WARN HER AGAINST MADAME LIM

d)

HE WANTS TO WARN HER AGAINST YAN HONG

11.

Why might Madame Lin have pretended to be closer to Li Lan's mother than she actually was?

a)

IN ORDER TO SEEM TRUSTWORTHY TO LI LAN

b)

IN ORDER TO TAKE LI LAN UNDER HER WING

c)

IN ORDER TO CONVINCE LI LAN THAT HER MOTHER MISSES HER

d)

IN ORDER TO TURN LI LAN AGAINST HER FATHER'S WISH THAT SHE NOT GET INVOLVED IN A GHOST MARRIAGE

12.

What is the festival of the seventh day of the seventh month celebrating?

a)

GHOSTS WHO DIED OF BROKEN HEARTS

b)

A STORY OF TWO LOVERS

c)

SEVENTH SONS OF SEVENTH SONS

d)

THE QUEEN OF HEAVEN

13.

What embarasses Li Lan about meeting Tian Bai?

a)

THAT SHE IS INFATUATED WITH HIM

b)

THAT SHE NEVER INTRODUCED HERSELF TO HIM

c)

THAT HE MIGHT THINK THAT SHE LIKES YAN HONG MORE THAN HIM

d)

THAT SHE THOUGHT HE WAS A SERVANT

14.

What is unlucky about getting a clock as a gift?

a)

THEY ARE THOUGHT TO REPRESENT HOW TIME MOVES DIFFERENTLY IN THE SPIRIT WORLD

b)

THEY ARE THOUGHT TO BE UNNATURAL FOR MECHANICALLY MEASURING SOMETHING INDESCRIBABLE

c)

THERE IS NOTHING UNLUCKY ABOUT GETTING A CLOCK AS A GIFT

d)

THEY ARE THOUGHT TO MEASURE OUT THE DAYS OF YOUR LIFE

15.

How does the gift of the clock foreshadow other events in the novel?

a)

TIAN BAI'S TIME LITERALLY RUNS OUT QUICKLY

b)

THE DAYS OF LI LAN'S LIFE END UP BEING IMMEASURABLE

c)

LI LAN'S TIME LITERALLY RUNS OUT QUICKLY

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE