MULAN

Movie Worksheet

1. On what famous landmark in China does the movie begin?

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2. To whom is Mulan’s father praying?

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3. What does a “matchmaker” do?

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4. What is Mulan’s family counting on her to do?

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5. How many women help Mulan get ready for the matchmaker?

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6. Listen to the 1st song – HONOR and FAMILY are extremely important. How will Mulan bring

honor to her family?

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7. According to the song, what are at least two traits the men of China look for in a woman?

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8. Describe the outfit Mulan wears to see the matchmaker.

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9. According to the grandmother, what do each of these stand for?

a. apple ______________________________________________________

b. pendant ____________________________________________________

c. beads of jade ________________________________________________

d. cricket _____________________________________________________

10. Why does the matchmaker say that it's not good for Mulan to be too skinny?

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11. What does Mulan say when she recites the “final admonition”?

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12. What does Mulan need to demonstrate to “please her future in-laws”?

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13. Why can’t Mulan look her father in the face when she gets home from the matchmaker?

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14. Mulan’s father talks about the blossom on the tree. Who does the blossom symbolize?

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15. Who has invaded China? __________________________________________

16. How many men from every family must serve in the Imperial Army? _______

17. When Mulan tries to stop the man from giving her father the notice to go to war, the man tells

her father that Mulan should “hold her tongue in a man’s presence.” What does her father say

to Mulan? ___________________________________

18. Who pours tea for the family at the table? ______________________________

19. How do they sit at the table? _________________________________________

20. What does Mulan say her father will die for? ____________________________

21. What does Mulan’s father mean when he says “I know my place. It is time you learned yours”?

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22. What is the first thing Mulan does once she decides to go to war?

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23. When they find out Mulan has left, her mother says, “You must go after her. She could be

killed.” What does her father say?

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24. Besides the dragon, what other symbols are in the ancestor temple?

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25. What do the ancestors say will happen if Mulan is found out?

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26. When Yao needs to retrieve the arrow on the pole, what do the two weights represent?

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27. What kind of tasks does Li Shang’s men need to complete to be soldier?

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28. What do the HUNS find on the doll? __________________________________

29. What kind of animal do Mushu and Crick E ride to deliver the letter to Chi Fu?

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30. Describe the girls that the boys dream of.

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31. What kind of girl does each boy like?

a. Ling ______________________________________________________

b. Yao _______________________________________________________

c. Chien-Po ___________________________________________________

32. What happens when Mulan is discovered to be a woman in a man’s army?

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33. Describe the parade in front of the Emperor's palace.

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34. Why does no one listen to Mulan? ____________________________________

35. What does the Emperor say to Shan Yu about the mountain?

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36. Describe how the boys act and how they dress when they pretend to be women.

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37. What song is played when the boys are dressed as women?

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38. What does Mulan’s father say is the “greatest gift and honor”?

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39. During the movie, we hear some characters call Mulan, “Fa Mulan.” What is “Fa”?

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40. What is one thing that you learned from the movie about China that you didn't know before?

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