UNIT 4- STORY 2The Nightingale

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VOCABULARY

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COQUETRY A) A breaded biscuitB) Insulting and rudeC) Flirtation D) Amusing and silly

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C) Flirtation

EXQUISITE A) Attracts the birds or bees to the

pollination of flowersB) Having a beautiful and alluring odor or

fragranceC) Beautiful; extremely appealing; superbD) No appealing to the senses

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C) Beautiful; extremely appealing; superb

STILTEDA) Natural and relaxedB) Unnatural and stiff; artificial; woodenC) Clever and pleasing to the eyes and earsD) Tall apparatus to make you taller

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B) Unnatural and stiff; artificial; wooden

TOMES A) Places where a body is buriedB) Academic volumes of information;

wordy booksC) MagazinesD) Long, epic poems or poetry

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B) Academic volumes of information; wordy books

TONE-DEAF A) Unable to discern, distinguish or separate,

differences in musical pitchB) Not patient enough to sit for a long timeC) Uninterested in music: listening, playing,

writingD) Not able to hear any sounds

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A) Unable to discern, distinguish or separate, differences in musical pitch

COMPREHENSION

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1) WHAT TYPE OF STORY IS THE NIGHTINGALE?A) Narrative fictionB) Realistic fictionC) Fairy taleD) Expository

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C) Fairy tale

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2) WHERE DOES THE STORY TAKE PLACE?A) Africa, house, savannahB) China, palace, forestC) Japan, palace, parkD) Mt. Everest, hut, tundra

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B) China, palace, forest

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3) WHERE DOES THE STORY BEGIN?

A) Valley, lake, beachB) Palace, stand, capitalC) Tundra, forest, riverD) Forest, garden, lake

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D) Forest, garden, lake

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4) HOW DID THE EMPEROR HEAR ABOUT THE NIGHTINGALE?A) BooksB) Internet C) Talk of the townD) The fisherman told him

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A) Books

5) WHAT DID THE BOOKS SAY ABOUT THE NIGHTINGALE?A) She is the loveliest thing of allB) She sings all night and we can’t

get any sleepC) She is brown and beautifulD) She is able to predict the future

of ChinaE) All of the above

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A) She is the loveliest thing of all

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6) HOW DOES THE EMPEROR REACT TO THE NIGHTINGALE?A) He wants to meet and have her sing for

himB) He is very upset that she keeps his

people up at nightC) He thinks she sounds nice and does

nothingD) He thinks that she should be painted

into a picture

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A) He wants to meet and have her sing for him

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7) WHO FOUND THE NIGHTINGALE IN THE FOREST FOR THE EMPEROR?A) Fisherman B) Courtiers C) The little girlD) The Court chaplain

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C) The little girl

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8) HOW DID THE EMPEROR OF CHINA REWARD THE LITTLE GIRL WHO FOUND THE NIGHTINGALE?

A) She was given a permanent position in the kitchen and can to watch the Emperor eat

B) She was given a permanent position: to cook the Emperor meals

C) She was given an apartment in the royal chambers

D) She was allowed to take care of the Nightingale

E) All of the above

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A) She was given a permanent position in the kitchen and can to watch the Emperor eat

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9) WHAT DID THE EMPEROR MAKE FOR THE NIGHTINGALE? A) A bird bathB) A golden standC) A bird feederD) A houseE) All of the above

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B) A golden stand

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10) HOW DID THE EMPEROR REACT TO THE NIGHTINGALE’S SINGING?

A) He clappedB) He criedC) He captured herD) He smiled

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B) He cried

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11) HOW DID THE COURTIERS REACT TO THE NIGHTINGALE’S SINGING?

A) They dressed her up in a little outfitB) They were astonished and disgusted

with the soundsC) They tried to sing like her, and it was

better than hersD) They tried to sing like her, but it was

only gurglingE) All of the above

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D) They tried to sing like her, but it

was only gurgling

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12) HOW OFTEN WAS THE NIGHTINGALE ALLOWED TO GO OUT INTO THE OPEN?

A) Twice a day, once at night; otherwise she was kept in a cage

B) She had free range of the palace and the lands

C) She was never allowed out of her cage

D) She was always tethered to a lease

E) All of the above

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A) Twice a day, once at night; otherwise she was kept in a cage

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13) WHAT DID THE EMPEROR RECEIVE IN THE MAIL FROM THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN?

A) A nice kimono from the emperorB) A letter of thanks for sharing the

Nightingale with himC) A bejeweled, singing, robotic

nightingaleD) A book about the nightingalesE) All of the above

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C) A bejeweled, singing, robotic nightingale

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14) WHAT TYPE OF SOUND DID THE ROBOTIC NIGHTINGALE SING?

A) Like a violin quartetB) Magical and took requests for songsC) Stilted, mechanical, emotionless, and

only 1 songD) Full of life, and vary different types of

songsE) All of the above

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C) Stilted, mechanical, emotionless, and only 1 song

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15) HOW OFTEN DID THE MECHANICAL BIRD ‘SING’?A) Once a yearB) Over 133 timesC) Whenever someone told it tooD) Whenever it felt likeE) All of the above

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B) Over 133 times

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16) WHAT HAPPENED TO THE REAL NIGHTINGALE WHEN EVERYONE ELSE WAS LISTENING TO THE MECHANICAL BIRD?

A) She noticed that the people were happier with the mechanical bird

B) She flew away because she noticed that the people were happier with the fake bird

C) She was bored and needed to flyD) She flew back to her lush, green forest

(home)E) All of the above

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E) All of the above

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17) HOW DID THE EMPEROR FEEL ABOUT THE NIGHTINGALE FLYING HOME?

A) Unknown B) He banished the Nightingale from the

EmpireC) He was very upset; but thought the

mechanical bird sounded better anywayD) He was jealous that the mechanical bird

was so beautifulE) B and C

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E) B and C

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18) HOW WAS THE MECHANICAL BIRD ABLE TO ‘SING’?A) It had special key and had to be wound by

someoneB) It had cogs and wheels that fit together

and play by a tinkling of metalC) It was magic and no one knew or could

figure it outD) It was natural and it was part of its natureE) A and B

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E) A and B

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19) WHAT DID THE FISHERMAN THINK OF THE MECHANICAL BIRD?

A) “It’s amazing to how the jewels sparkle and shine; it must be worth a lot of money.”

B) “It’s much better than the real Nightingale.”

C) “It’s pretty and a good imitation, but something is lacking.”

D) He had no comment.

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C) “It’s pretty and a good imitation, but something is lacking.”

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20) WHAT DID THE ARTIFICIAL BIRD SIT UPON?

A) Hay and straw, like a nestB) A silk pillow or cushionC) A cageD) A standE) All of the above

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B) B) A silk pillow or cushion

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21) WHAT HAPPENED TO THE FAKE BIRD AFTER A YEAR OF ‘SINGING’?

A) It was worn out and broken, in need of repair from being played too much and too often

B) It flew awayC) It was returned back to the Emperor of

Japan because it brokeD) It was loaned out to the little kitchen

maid

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A) It was worn out and broken, in need of repair from being played too much and too often

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22) WHAT DID THE ROYAL WATCHMAKER TELL THE EMPEROR OF CHINA?

A) You should call for the Nightingale to come and sing for you instead now.

B) Don’t wind up the nightingale so often, only once a year, because the cogs were irreplaceable

C) Don’t wind up the nightingale so often: only 5 times per year

D) “I am able to fix it for a high price.”E) All of the above

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B) Don’t wind up the nightingale so often, only once a year, because the cogs were irreplaceable

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23) WHO CAME FIRST VISIT THE EMPEROR ON HIS DEATH BED?

A) Death and the voices of his ancestorsB) Death and voices of his good and bad

deedsC) The Nightingale and her singingD) The little chamber girlE) All of the above

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B) Death and voices of his good and bad deeds

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24) WHAT DID THE EMPEROR CALL FOR ON HIS DEATH BED?A) “Music! Music! To get rid of the voices in

my head.” but the nightingale did not singB) “I need some hot tea!”C) “I want to see my mommy!D) “Death! Death! Take me away!”E) All of the above

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A) “Music! Music! To get rid of the voices in my head.” but the nightingale did not sing

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25) WHAT SAVED THE EMPEROR FROM DEATH?

A) A song by Mozart: his harpsichord playing was beautiful

B) The Nightingale and her singing, which made Death homesick and left the Emperor alone

C) The artificial bird and its magical powersD) Death received a phone call from home

and his wife needed a pound of sugar

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B) The Nightingale and her singing, which made Death homesick and left the Emperor alone

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26) WHY DID THE NIGHTINGALE RETURN TO THE EMPEROR?

A) She knew that she could chase Death away with her great singing

B) She heard he was dying and suffering; she wanted to give him hope and comfort

C) She wanted to see if he was really dyingD) She wanted to see if she could fix the

artificial birdE) All of the above

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B) She heard he was dying and suffering; she wanted to give him hope and comfort

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27) WHAT DID THE NIGHTINGALE WANT FROM THE EMPEROR?

A) To give her the freedoms to come and sing to him at any time

B) To not be cagedC) To not tell anyone she is backD) To let her be herselfE) All of the above

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E) All of the above

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28) HOW DOES MUSIC HAVE ‘POWER’?

A) It can influence emotionsB) It can make you remember times

of the pastC) It can make magical and

inexplicable things happenD) It can make death go away and

you’ll live foreverE) A and B

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E) A and B

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29) WHAT IS ONE OF THE MAIN IDEAS OF THE STORY?

A) Loyalty is one of the most important things in life

B) People like music no matter who sings itC) Mechanical things work better than

people thinkD) Death can be sent away at anytimeE) All of the above

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A) Loyalty is one of the most important things in life

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30) WAS THE NIGHTINGALE A GOOD FRIEND?A) Yes, she let the Emperor have his wayB) Yes, she didn’t let the words the

Emperor said about her break up their friendship

C) No, she held a grudge, resentment, against the Emperor for the words he said against her

D) No, she ruined the mechanical bird by winding it up

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B) Yes, she didn’t let the words the Emperor said about her break up their friendship. She came back to see the Emperor and give him comfort on his death bed.

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