Bao Quiz

Which is NOT a topic discussed in "Bao"?

• Loneliness

• Family

• Revenge

• Love

True or false: "Family" is an example of theme.

• True

• False

What is theme?

• A message the characters must learn.

• A message for the audience to learn.

• A topic for readers to discuss.

• A way that a book or a movie is created.

Which is NOT an example of theme? (Theme must be universal. This means it is a message or lesson that can apply to ANYONE.)

• Parents must allow children to grow up and move on.

• Bao's mom needs to let him go.

• Forgiveness is a sign of truly loving someone.

• Families grow and change as time moves on.

The little dumpling symbolizes ______________.

• Childhood

• Food

• Their son

• Magic

Why does the mom create this fantasy with Bao?

• She is a crazy lady.

• She is feeling lonely and is remembering the loss she experienced.

• She discovered a magic dumpling that could take the place of her son.

• Her husband was mean to her.

The mother eating Bao symbolized ____________________.

• Not allowing her son to abandon her.

• Her anger towards the son's fiancée.

• The mother losing her sanity.

• None of the above.

Why did Bao start to change?

• He became an angry little dumpling.

• He started to grow up and have different interests.

• He started to hate his mom.

• His friends didn't want him being friends with his mom.

Theme: Loving someone means forgiving them.

Which example is evidence of this theme?

• When the father pushes his son into the bedroom.

• When Bao and his mother cry on the bed and lean against each other.

• When Bao and his wife make dumplings with all of the family.

• When the husband leaves the house every day.

True or false: "We must learn to move on and accept reality." This IS an example of theme.

• True

• False