Happy Birthday Mr. Kang
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- 1.I used my grandmother's recipe.
- A.
Wooden chair
- B.
Knitting needles
- C.
Cooking directions
- D.
Feather pillow
- 2.Chin came from a foreign country.
- A.
Large
- B.
Cold
- C.
Different
- D.
Friendly
- 3.The boy was acting foolish.
- A.
Famous
- B.
Greedy
- C.
Eager
- D.
Silly
- 4.Randy's bird perches on the windowsill.
- A.
Sits
- B.
Drinks
- C.
Climbs
- D.
Scratches
- 5.Dad wore a narrow tie.
- A.
Silk
- B.
Colorful
- C.
Woven
- D.
Slim
- 6.The weather turned chilly.
- A.
Cool
- B.
Rainy
- C.
Hot
- D.
Windy
- 7.The actor bows at the end of the play.
- A.
Stands up
- B.
Turns away
- C.
Bends at the waist
- D.
Waves both hands
- 8.Mr. Kang came to America when he was
- A.
A baby
- B.
A young man
- C.
A young boy
- D.
An old man
- 9.For his birthday, Mr. Kang wished for
- A.
A trip to China, some ivy and tea
- B.
A paintbrush, bamboo leaves and a new friend
- C.
Almond cookies, a new restaurant and a new birdcage
- D.
Time to paint poems, read the New York Times, and a hua mei
- 10.Why did Mr. Kang think of the hua mei as a "good friend"
- A.
It sang songs that reminded him of his homeland
- B.
It listened to him talk about his problems
- C.
It painted pictures to go with his poems
- D.
It taught him why it was so important to be free
- 11.From information in the story, you can tell that Mrs. Kang probably wanted to
- A.
Cook noodles at the restaurant
- B.
Take Sam on a trip to China
- C.
Spend more time with her friends
- D.
Do what was best for Mr. Kang
- 12.Sam wanted his grandfather's bird to be free because he thought it would
- A.
Stay in the park
- B.
Be too hard to care for
- C.
Go back to its home
- D.
Be fun to watch it fly
- 13.Mr. Kang said he spent most of his life in a cage like his bird. What did Mr. Kang think of as his cage?
- A.
Sara Delano Roosevelt Park
- B.
The Golden Dragon Restaurant
- C.
His home in China
- D.
His home in New York
- 14.Using information in the story, which conclustion can you draw?
- A.
Only Chinese birds sing sad songs
- B.
Only men like to keep birds as pets
- C.
Birds are popular pets in China
- D.
Birds are always easy to care for
- 15.Which of these events was most imporant to the story?
- A.
Mr. Kang and Sam saw the hua mei waiting for them at the apartment.
- B.
Mr. Kang picked up the bamboo cage with the sleeping hua mei inside.
- C.
Mr. Kang cooked his own special recipe to feed to the hua mei.
- D.
Mr. Kang and Sam took the hua mei upstairs to paint poems.
- 16.Sam began to cry after
- A.
Mr. Kang went home
- B.
The hua mei flew away
- C.
Mr. Kang gave him a poem
- D.
The hua mei landed on his head
- 17.At the end of the story, when Mrs. Kang returned to the kitchen, she smiled because
- A.
The bird was eating her almond cakes
- B.
Sam was making a picture for her
- C.
Mr. Kang was painting more poems
- D.
She saw that the hua mei had returned
- 18.Mr. Kangs poems are an important part of the story.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Why didn't Mr. Kang's friends want him to release the hua mei?
- A.
They thought he would be miss the bird
- B.
They wanted the bird
- C.
The bird was sick and couldn't fly
- D.
The bird didn't know its way home
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