- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin what was Emperor Zu called? Answer: page 152 Son of the Heavens
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin who did Amah meet in the dungeon? Answer: The Stonecutter (page 72)
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Linwhy did the emperor not take Sifen? Answer: page 58 His legs were broken
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Linwhy did the emperor throw when he was capturing villagers? Answer: page 57 Feng Fu
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin who made the stone fish? Answer: The stonecutter's ancestor (page 78)
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin how did they meet Lady Meng? Answer: page 84 Her horse threw her to the ground
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin what startled Bai Ma? Answer: page 97 Red butterfly
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin what is Lady Meng's horse's name? Answer: page 86 Bai Ma
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin who is the King of The City of Bright Moonlight? Answer: King Kae Jae page 99
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin what color do the lions eyes turn before the city is destroyed? Answer: page 112 Red
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin who is King Kae Jae's attendant (2 part question): Answer: Yanna (page 12) & The Stonecutter's Daughter (page 363)
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin when can people read the paper of answers? Answer: page 38 in the moonlight
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin who did King Kae Jae give the paper of answers to? Answer: page 201 Pinmei
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin how did Haiya get her scars? Answer: page 210 Burns from rice r "scars of stingy rice"
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin what do the masters of the House of Wu turn into? Answer: page 226 monkeys
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin what is BaiMa? Answer: page 240 a longma or a dragon horse
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin what does the snake say? Answer: page 264 "The black tortoise needs help."
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin what is the luminous stone that lights the night? Answer: page 266 Nuwa's tear or the moon
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin who captured the Black Tortoise of Winter? Answer: page 282 The Emporer
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin who is the Ginseng boy? Answer: page 345 Yishon
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin who is Sifen's father? Answer: page 365 The King of the City of Bright Moonlight or King Kae Jae
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin what story does the emperor as Amah for? Answer: page 45 The Story of the Ginseng Boy
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin what did the emperor find when he took Amah? Answer: page 22 blue rice bowl with the white rabbit
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin what did Pinmei and Yishan find inthe burned hut? (2 part question) Answer: page 40 quilted jacket and jade bracelet
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin where does Amah hide Pinmei? Answer: page 16 The gang
- IWB does a paper tell the emperor he will achieve immortality? Answer: page 177 When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- IWB does a tiger emperor seek a luminous stone that lights the night? Answer pg 6 When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- IWB does a grandmother hide her granddaughter in an old clay wine container? Answer page 16 When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- IWB is the emperor building a vast wall? Answer page 5 When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- IWB does a soldier share his food? Answer page 44 When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- IWB does an emperor disguise himself as a soldier? Answer page 21 When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- IWB does a young girl realize she is a storyteller? Answer page 62 When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- IWB does a paper give answers to those who are worthy? Answer page 36 When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- IWB does a young boy find out he is the Ginseng Boy? Answer page 345 When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- IWB does the Ginseng Boy save the storyteller? Answer page 353 When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- IWB does an emperor burn a hut down? page 26 When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- IWB does a paper turn two people into monkeys? Answer page 226 When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- IWB do a young girl and boy save the Black Tortoise of Winter? Answer page 347 When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- IWB does the paper of answers wipe the scars off of a kind servant? Answer pg 226 When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- IWB do the young girl and boy visit the Sea King? Answer pg 258 When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- IWB does Amah tell stories? Answer pg 2 When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- IWB does Pinmei travel to the City of Bright Moonlight? Answer pg. 38 When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- IWB does a young man named Sifen ask for a story? Answer pg 62 When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- IWB does a stonecutter create a stone fish? Answer pg 75 When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- IWB does a butterfly startle a horse? Answer: pg 84 When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- IWB does a widow's son look for her embroidery? Answer pg 92 When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- IWB does a woman choose to live on the never-ending mountain? Answer pg 108 When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- IWB does a longma take 3 people to the City of Bright Moonlight? Answer pg 118 When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- IWB does a young girl named Yanna assist the king? Answer page 129 When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- IWB does the emperor try to marry a widow? pg 306 When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, who was the turtle that Nuwa slew? Answer: the younger brother of the Black Tortoise of Winter (p. 13)
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, where did Pinmei hide? Answer: In the old gang. (p. 16)
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what color hat did the girl’s friend wear? Answer: red (p. 47)
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, why did the girl’s aunt and uncle want to eat the Ginseng Boy? Answer: So that they would be young again (p. 50)
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what did Suya have in the jar? Answer: uncooked rice (p. 61)
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what is Lady Meng’s horse’s name? Answer: BaiMa (p. 86)
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what did the Sea King’s daughter do to the embroidery? Answer: She sewed herself into the embroidery (p. 96)
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, where were Pinmei and Yishan heading to when they met Lady Meng? Answer: The City of Bright Moonlight (p. 99)
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what did Pinmei notice on the beams and ceiling of the corridor of the walkway? Answer: The Old Man of the Moon with his bag of red threads, the Spirit of the Mountain holding up the moon as only he could (p 133-134)
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, how did the girl bring joy to the heart of a king? Answer: She brought her fish for him (p. 139)
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, how did the king know that Yishan and Pinmei were hiding near the gazebo? Answer: When he saw the shape of the shadow he knew it was not right. (p. 181)
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what did Lady Meng’s swallow turn into when it was shot? Answer: a mussel (p. 199)
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what did the king give to Pinmei? Answer: the Paper of Answers (p. 201)
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, where did Pinmei, Lady Meng and Yishan find help when fleeing from the emperor? Answer: The House of Wu (p. 207)
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what did Pinmei give to the masters of the House of Wu? Answer: Amah’s jade bracelet. (p. 223)
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what happened to Haiyi’s scars? Answer: They were wiped away by the Paper of Answers (p. 225).
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, give two of the names given to the fish that was given to the first king of the City of Bright Moonlight. Answer: Stone Fish, Happy Fish, Not a Dragon, Special Treasure, Gift, Joy to the Heart (p. 254-255)
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what was hanging from the coral tree branches? Answer: Pearls (p. 269)
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, name 2 of the three evils.Answer: The Bashe snake, the Noxious Zhen bird, Haiyi (p. 324)
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what are the three lucky numbers in Chinese?Answer: 6, 8 and 9 (Author’s note)
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what did the villagers come up the mountain to get from Amah? embroidery p.2
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what animal represents winter? The Black Tortoise p. 10
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what are you seeing when you see a rainbow? Nuwa and the colored stones p. 14
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, where does Pinmei hide? In the gang p. 16
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, who did the soldiers take in the dark of night? Amah p. 19
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what did the emperor find in Pinmei’s hut? The blue rice bowl with the white rabbit painted on it p. 23
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what did the emperor ask Yishan for in return for his Amah? A Luminous Stone that Lights the Night p. 26
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what did the soldiers do to Pinemei’s hut? Burned it p. 28
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, when do words only appear on the Paper of Answers? In the bright moonlight p.35
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what was the Paper of Answers traded for? A dragon’s pearl p. 36
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what city do Pinmei and Yishan head towards to find the Luminous Stone? City of Bright Moonlight p. 38
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, two parts: What did Pinmei and Yishan find in the charred ruins of the hut? A colored jacket and a jade bracelet p. 40
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what do the soldiers call Amah? Storyteller p. 43
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what was the last story Auntie Meiya wanted to hear? The Ginseng Boy p. 46
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what would happen if you at the Ginseng Boy? You would be immortal p.51
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, why was Siffen not taken by the soldiers? He had broken legs from falling off his horse p. 58
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what did the soldier give Amah after putting her in the dungeon? His outer garment p. 71
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, two parts: What did Old Sai Give Pinmei and Yishan to take with them on their journey? A leather ground cover, rice balls and two fur blankets (name two of the three) p. 81
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what is the name of Lady Meng’s horse? BaiMa p. 101
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, who does Penmei and Yishan go to see the king with? Lady Meng. p. 101
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what bird did the mussel Lady Meng got from the river turn into? A swallow p. 106
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, who was Amah in the dungeon with? A stonecutter? P. 107
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what animal distracted the guards so Lady Meng could go into the inner city? The swallow p. 123
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, where is Lady Meng’s husband? Working on the Vast Wall p. 128
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what is Lady Meng’s husband’s name? Wan p. 127
- In When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin, what would happen to you if you stepped on the western side of the Long Walkway while the emperor was visiting? You would die p. 132
- In the book When the Sea Turned to Silver, what needed to be brought to the emperor to get a wish? A. a Luminous Stone that Lights the Night (p.5)
- In the book When the Sea Turned to Silver, what did Nuwa use to make the four great pillars to hold up the sky? A. Turtle legs (p.12)
- In the book When the Sea Turned to Silver, what color is the rabbit rice bowl? A. Blue (p.29)
- In the book When the Sea Turned to Silver, what fell out of the sleeve of the quilted jacket that Yishan and Pinmei found in the burned hut? A. A jade bracelet (p.40)
- In the book When the Sea Turned to Silver, which story does Auntie Meiya ask Amah to tell her before she dies? A. The Story of Ginseng Boy (p.46)
- In the book When the Sea Turned to Silver, what is the red that Pinmei and Yishan see in the snow when Lady Meng is thrown from her horse? A. A butterfly (p.97)
- In the book When the Sea Turned to Silver, which side of the Long Walkway are Pinmei and Yishan told not to go to while the Emperor is in the Inner City? A. The western side (p.132)
- In the book When the Sea Turned to Silver, what does Yishan give Pinmei to replace her jade bracelet? A. A red thread (p.233)
- In the book When the Sea Turned to Silver, what is a longma? A. A dragon horse (p.240)
- In the book When the Sea Turned to Silver, where did Lady Meng leave a Luminous Stone for Yishan and Pinmei? A. In Yishan’s handerkerchief (p.318)
- IWB was there a character that arrived to signal the beginning of Winter? Answer: When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p. 1)
- IWB was there a little girl who was sent to live with an old aunt and uncle at the foot of a mountain? Answer: When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p. 46)
- IWB did a character say, “That kind of immortality is not for us humans.” Answer: When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p. 52)
- IWB did a character get thrown from his stallion and break both of his legs? Answer: When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p. 58)
- IWB did a character find a red stone? Answer: When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p. 63)
- IWB did a character say, “The past repeats itself.?” Answer: When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p. 73)
- IWB was a stone fish carved? Answer: When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p. 76)
- IWB was there a red butterfly in the winter? Answer: When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p. 82)
- IWB was there an animal which blended into the snow? Answer: When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p. 84)
- IWB is there a Blue Dragon? Answer: When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p. 109)
- IWB was there stone lions flanking the gates of a city? Answer: When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p. 119)
- IWB are the people only to walk on the western side of a walkway? Answer: When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p. 132)
- IWB does a character visit a king during a full moon? Answer: When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p. 145)
- IWB was there a full chariot pulled by unicorns? Answer: When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p. 152)
- IWB was there a golden peach? Answer: When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p. 153)
- IWB was there the Paper of Answers? Answer: When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p. 175)
- IWB was there a king whose seed would not grow? Answer: When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p. 187)
- IWB is there a character whose face was horribly scarred? Answer: When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p. 206)
- IWB did a character try to steal the moon? Answer: When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p. 276)
- IWB was a needle sticking into black embroidery? Answer: When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p. 346)
- In which book do villagers climb up a mountain to her stories told? A: When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- In which book do soldiers take the men from the villages? When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- In which books are stories told to explain the culture? When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- In which book do soldiers come and take all the men from the villages? When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- In which book does embroidery come to life? When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin p.96
- In which book is the ceiling of a long walkway painted with important legends? When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin p. 134
- In Which book is a vast wall being built? When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin p. 127
- In which book does the Black Tortoise bring winter? When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p.10)
- In which book does a character hide in a large clay pot? When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p.16)
- In which book does a boy become the Sea King? When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p.69)
- In which book does a mussel turn into a swallow? When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p.106)
- In which book do two people turn into monkeys? When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p.226)
- In which book are questions asked of the Paper of Answers? When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p.285)
- In which book is there a magic paintbrush? When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p.293)
- In which book are an old woman and a stonecutter held prisoner by an emperor? When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p.72)
- In which book does a rainbow appear by the light of the moon? When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p.360)
- In which book does a bowl become a mountain? When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (p.357)