Reading Comprehension

Circle the letter in front of the phrase that best completes each sentence.

1.Gwan Yin

a. Is in Paradise
b. Will not go to Paradise until everyone else is there.
c. Is waiting to become good enough for the heavenly kingdom.

2. Miao Shan did not want to be an empress because

a. The glory of being an empress was only for a short time.
b. She didn't want her husband to be an emperor.
c. She didn't want to disobey her father.

3. The Emperor of Heaven came to Miao Shan's aid

a. One time
b. Two times
c. Three times

4. The Emperor of Darkness asked Miao Shan to leave because

a. People were suffering.
a. She had made the underworld a place where suffering no longer existed.
b. She was too good to be there.

5. For the Chinese, the peach is the symbol of

a. Old age.
b. Perfection.
c. Immortality.

6. Miao Shan was allowed to enter Paradise because

a. She had received the gift of immortality
b. She had become perfect.
c. She heard the cries of people in trouble

7. Miao Shan's name was changed to Gwan Yin

a. After rescuing the sailor.
b. When she became immortal
c. When she refused to enter heaven

8. The sailor asked Gwan Yin to take him

a. Directly back to his home.
b. To the Island of Pu To.
c. Either to his land or to hers.

9. Gwan Yin is a very special goddess because

a. She sacrificed her happiness in order to help others.
b. She was given the gift of immortality.
c. She loves children.