Li Chang’s Million wkst

Directions: Answer each question on a separate sheet of paper using complete sentences. Incorporate the question into your answer.

1. What might be the theme of this story?

2. Summarize this selection in one or two sentences.

3. What is the setting of this story? Where and when does this story take place?

4. Does your impression of Felsen change during the course of his story?

5. Felsen decides to give Li Chang half of his money. What does he expect to happen?

6. In your opinion, should Felsen feel guilty that Li Chang never gets the money?

7. Felsen gradually becomes indifferent to the poverty of the beggars around him. Is this a natural reaction? Does it happen in this country? How can apathy toward poverty be overcome?

8. Based on information from this selection, make a prediction on what happens in Li Chang’s life.

9. What is the author’s purpose in writing this story? (to entertain, to describe, to inform, to persuade). Provide two details from the story to support your answer.

10. Based on information from this story, predict what will most likely happen if Felsen would revisit Beijing today.