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WTMMTM Section 1 Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word best describes Ma?

a)

dissatisfied

b)

loving

c)

mocking

d)

happy

2.

How does Ma feel about the stories Ba tells Minli?

a)

A. Ma is afraid of his stories.

b)

B. Ma thinks the stories cause Minli to daydream.

c)

C. Ma loves his stories.

3.

Her arms and legs were so tired that she felt like an old crab crawling on rocks. This sentence contains?

a)

an idiom

b)

a metaphor

c)

an adage

d)

a simile

4.

Why does Minli wish she could change her family’s fortune? Select TWO answers.

a)

A. Ma has caused Minli to dislike hard work.

b)

B. Ba’s stories have filled Minli’s head with big dreams.

c)

C. Minli thinks Ma is right; they work so hard and have so little.

d)

D. Minli wants her mother to be happy.

e)

E. Minli believes Ba’s stories and thinks the Old Man of the Moon will make them rich.

5.

Who promises to bring fortune to their home?

a)

The Old Man of the Moon

b)

Dragon

c)

the goldfish man

d)

the Jade Dragon

6.

What was a result of Minli setting the goldfish free?

a)

The goldfish told Minli how to get to Never-Ending Mountain to find the Old Man of the Moon.

b)

The goldfish told Minli where to find Dragon.

c)

The goldfish gave Minli three wishes.

d)

The goldfish promised Minli great fortune as a reward.

7.

What is the ultimate purpose of Minli’s quest?

a)

to find the Jade Dragon’s children

b)

to find a real dragon

c)

to try to change her family’s fortune

d)

to find out if there really is an Old Man of the Moon

8.

Who did Ma blame for Minli’s leaving?

a)

Ma blames herself.

b)

Ma blames Ba and his stories.

c)

Ma blames the Old Man of the Moon.

d)

Ma blames Minli.

9.

Why had Dragon been tied up?

a)

The monkeys didn’t want to share the peaches in the orchard.

b)

Magistrate Tiger was angry at Dragon for destroying his palace and tied him up to punish him.

c)

It was written in the Old Man of the Moon’s Book of Fortune.

d)

The goldfish man had been afraid of Dragon so he tied him up.

10.

Why did Dragon go with Minli on her journey?

a)

Dragon wanted to help her in return for Minli untying him.

b)

Dragon wanted to find out how he could fly.

c)

Minli invited Dragon so he would stop crying.

d)

Minli invited Dragon because he knew where to find the Old Man of the Moon.

11.

Which of these would NOT describe Ba?

a)

gentle

b)

loving

c)

angry

d)

kind

12.

Who had brought Dragon to life?

a)

the artist that painted him

b)

the artist’s assistant

c)

Magistrate Tiger

d)

Minli