Dragon Keeper Questions

Chapter 11 - Offerings
Still walking still running away from Daoi. Danzi said, Ping has failed as she lost the dragon stone. Dragon wing was slowly healing. Men from Fengjing searching for Ping and dragon dragon turned into Hoe, Ping climbed up tree to hide. Came across a drought stricken village who believed there was a dragon in lake. Made Ping the offering to the dragon. Danzi saw her struggling and came to rescue her.

Chapter 11
1. Find an example of personification on p. 152. 2. Write an extensive answer about how you think Danzi is feeling. Also, how do you as the reader feel/respond to the events happening in the story. 3. Why doesnt Danzi answer Ping when she speaks to him? 4. Do you think it was Danzi who saved Ping from drowning in the lake? 5. Find as many contractions as you can from p. 154 in one minute.

Chapter 11 Answers
1. The small streams noisy chattering. 2. Danzi is feeling very drained, injured and tried from the iron chains. He is feeling very sad about the loss of the dragon stone, but also very angry with both Diao and Ping for losing the stone. The author of the novel consistently makes the reader feel very sad/sorry for the dragon. We care about what happens to him. 3. He is caught up in his feelings of sadness and anger. He is probably very depressed. 4. Own opinion. 5. Weve, didnt (2), shed, couldnt,

Chapter 12 A Dark Cloud

Ping thought it was better to tell a small lie than let a whole village go hungry p. 169 Dragon flew into sky to make rain Wings failed fell from sky into lake Ping longed for a friend never imagined it would arrive in the shape of the dragon Thought she had lost her dragon Stumbled over him

Chapter 12
1. What is the simile used to describe how the news of a dragon sighting will spread? 2. Can you rewrite the sentence and insert your own simile? (Avoid using the word wildfire) 3. How does the dragon encourage rain to fall? 4. What theme does the end of chapter 12 bring up? 5. Why does Ping feel lonelier than she ever did at Huangling Palace?

Chapter 12 Answers
1. News of a dragon sighting will spread like spilt milk. 2. News of a dragon sighting will spread like .. 3. He needs to fly above the clouds and spit on them. 4. Friendship 5. Because for the first time she experienced a real friend to talk to and now she thinks she has lost him.

Chapter 13 A Stitch in Time

Ping summons every shu of energy to pull dragon out of mud Ping had everything she wanted p. 181 Dragons wing torn into pieces Ping must sew wing.

Chapter 13
1. What word could replace shu on page 178? 2. What food did Ping collect to feed the ailing Danzi? 3. After Ping has sewn Danzis damaged wing, what does it look like? 4. Find a simile on p 180. 5. Find the adjectival phrase in this sentence: The warmth from the fire made the rat steam. 6. Find an adverbial phrase in the following sentence: She ate a little of the meat and one of the oranges, then banked the fire and lay down beside it.

Chapter 13 Answers
1. bit 2. She collected meat from the cauldron and four oranges. 3. It looks like a patched blanket. 4. Relief washed over her like hot spring water. 5. The warmth from the fire made the rat steam. 6. She ate a little of the meat and one of the oranges, then banked the fire and lay down beside it.

Chapter 14
1. Find a proper noun that is not a persons name on page 184. 2. There is a time limit to the trip. What is it? 3. Why does Danzi want the boatman to give up his living quarters? 4. Why didnt Ping like the river? 5. Do you think that Ping should have told the boat woman that they are heading to the ocean? Why, what could happen? 6. Find 10 nouns on page 196.

Chapter 14 Answers
1. Yellow River or Ocean 2. They must reach the ocean before the summer ends. 3. So that he doesnt have to stay undercover in his old man shape. 4. It was too fast flowing, too dangerous. 5. No, she should not have told. The boat woman could pass the information onto someone like the Dragon Hunter. 6. Reaction, river, skill, shoes, socks, journey, ocean (even though it has a capital), foot, boat, week, way

Chapter 14 Swift Passage

The straight path must sometimes be crooked. P 184 Dragon must reach ocean before summer ends Went to Yellow River to find passage to east. Found boat with woman Danzi was uneasy. Boat womans name Jiang Bing. Ping told boat woman about their destination to the ocean.

Chapter 15
1. What was the only thing that Ping didnt like about the river journey and why? 2. Find a simile on page 200. 3. Why is Wucheng a dangerous town? 4. Why does Danzi want to go to the horrible town of Wucheng? 5. What type of rock is used to build the wall around Wucheng? 6. How does Danzi want Ping to search for the stone? 7. What was the only sound the pair could hear in Wucheng? 8. What people should Ping fear and why? 9. Try to list 20 things that could be purchased at the Wucheng markets.

Chapter 15 Answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. The ginger cat because it watched her all the time, staring with its one unblinking yellow eye. Pings vision of sailing all the way to Ocean disappeared like bubbles in soup. Sorcerers go there in search of the dragon heart gathered. He thinks they will find the dragon stone sold there by Diao. Volcanic rock He wants her to use the power of her mind and search her heart. The crows slow, mournful caw. She should fear the necromancers who raise the dead to find out the future. Dead insects (centipedes, spiders, beetles), rocks, kidneys, hearts, lengths of gut, snake skins, bears ears, teeth, claws, eyes, tiger liver, bats blood, fox tails, monkey brain, dragon heart, live animals (snakes, toads, monkeys, birds, kittens)

Chapter 16
1. Describe the tattoo on the mans cheek as Ping saw it on page 218. 2. A horrible crying sound fills Pings mind. Describe the dragon stones cry. 3. Write synonym for the following words: (a) foul (p 221) (b) talons (p 225) (c) sinister (p 220) (d) tools (p 220) 4. Describe the mans eye on page 220. 5. What were the 6 people barring Wuchengs exit and what was one really strange thing about them? 6. How did Ping finally escape from the necromancer on the boat? 7. Find a metaphor on page 230.

Chapter 16 Answers
1. It was in the shape of a fantastic creature with a striped tail, a mane that was made up of flowers and open jaws full of sharp teeth. 2. It was a desperate cry of fear and pain. 3. (a) disgusting, (b) claws, (c) evil, (d) equipment/resources (or others that fit) 4. It was an unnatural colour, dull yellow like urine, but glazed and unfocused. 5. They were sentry spirits and they were floating above the ground. 6. She jumped overboard. 7. She was a leaf.

Chapter 16 Lost and Found

Stone called her. Found man lying clutching stone. Man wore a cord made up of five different coloured threads. P218 Dark and dull covered with brown blotches found dragon stone sick grey and crisscrossed with blood red veins.

Chapter 17
1. Why do you think the stone has stopped screaming? 2. Write one thing that Hua did to help save Ping. 3. Find an antonym for these words on page 238. (a) start (b) hinder (c) throw (d) asleep (e) lost (f) short (g) easy (h) northern (i) downstream 4. What do Chinaberry leaves do to a dragon? 5. Write a synonym for melancholy. 6. What valuable lesson did Ping learn in this chapter?

Chapter 17 Answers
1. Because it feels safe again with Ping. 2. Hua bit the necromancer on the finger hard enough to draw blood. 3. (a) stop (b) help (c) catch (d) awake (e) found (f) tall (g) difficult (h) southern (i) upstream 4. Slow the dragon heart, make weak and melancholy. 5. Sad, depressed, unhappy 6. To be much more cautious in the future about whom she trusts.

Chapter 18
1. What did Ping find among the boatwomans belongings? 2. Write a synonym for belongings. 3. If Ping concentrates her Qi, what should she feel? 4. What does Danzi search for when they anchor at night? 5. Write an antonym for calm on page 248. 6. Find a compound word on page 248. 7. Find a simile on page 248. 8. What is a second sight? 9. What is a synonym for foretell? 10. How does Ping convince the guards not to harm Danzi? 11. Describe the Emperors slippers. 12. Find a proper noun on page 257.

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Spare clothes and a bamboo sunhat. Possessions Tingling through her body Ginseng root, mustard leaves and yellow pea flowers. Turbulent Chopstick, understand, everyone .the bamboo plants which were crowded on the river bank like eager spectators jostling to watch a boat race. 8. The ability to sense presence of certain people, friends and enemies, to read peoples hearts, and sometimes to foretell coming events. 9. Predict 10. She tells them that she is the Imperial Dragonkeeper and that she is on her way to return the beast to his imperial majesty. 11. The slippers were covered with embroidery in a swirling spiral pattern that resembled wisps of high cloud. 12. Emperor

Chapter 18 Answers

Chapter 19
1. Match the adjectives with the correct nouns: cherry guards terracotta arm clean roof rejuvenating tables beautiful trees bleeding floor craggy drink imperial rocks carved garden stone straw

Chapter 19 continued
2. Find a simile on page 265. 3. What was the first course served when Ping had dinner with the young Emperor? 4. What was the panther breast served with? 5. What sort of a mood was the Emperor in after dinner? 6. What sort of a mood is Danzi in when Ping visits him after dinner? Why do you think so?

Chapter 19 Answers
1. cherry trees terracotta roof clean straw rejuvenating drink beautiful garden bleeding arm craggy rocks imperial guards carved tables stone floor

Chapter 19 Answers cont.

2. The water was as warm as the hot spring pool; .a wooden tub, like a wine vat. 3. Turtle stew 4. Lotus root and sprouted beans. 5. A talkative mood. 6. He is in a grumpy mood. He thinks Ping is being taken in by the luxury at the Palace.

Chapter 20
1. What is the Emperors name? 2. How does Ping know that the dragon is not enjoying the walk? 3. Define discordant. 4. What animal is associated with the north. 5. In your own words, write what you think a pavilion is. 6. What was the name of the first pavilion? 7. Find out what colour would a bolt of ochre cloth be?

Chapter 20
1. Correct the following sentences: a) It isnt a gift, Ping, its yours bye rite. b) My mother had pore health and found my childish games to noisey. c) The servants, who was never far a way, steped forward. d) The enormous dinner that she had just eaten were lieing heavily in his stomach. e) Thats the perfect color to symbolize my rain.

Chapter 20 Answers
1. Liu Che 2. He was making a faint discordant sound behind her, as if someone was impatiently striking a gong. 3. From dictionary 4. The black tortoise. 5. An open shelter. 6. Watching Magnolia Buds Open Pavilion 7. A yellow-reddish colour

Chapter 20 Answers
a) It isnt a gift, Ping, its yours by right. b) My mother had poor health and found my childish games too noisy. c) The servants, who were never far away, stepped forward. d) The enormous dinner that she had just eaten was lying heavily in her stomach. e) Thats the perfect colour to symbolise my reign.