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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Old Man of the Moon welcomes Minli and tells her that every how many years a person comes to him and is allowed to ask only one question?
(a) Ninety-nine.
(b) Fifty-five.
(c) Seventy-seven.
(d) Eleven.

2. Who is the girl who was friends with the Buffalo Boy?
(a) The Lucky Lady.
(b) The Queen of Knitting.
(c) The Goddess of Weaving.
(d) The Princess of Good Fortune.

3. After how many days does Minli return from her trip to meet the Old Man of the Moon?
(a) Two.
(b) Eight.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

4. Who told A-Fu and her brother that Great Green Tiger demanded sacrifice in order for him not to attack their family?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her aunt.

5. When had the Green Tiger come to the villagers in The Story of the Green Tiger and the Tea?
(a) Three years erlier.
(b) Four years earlier.
(c) Six months earlier.
(d) One year earlier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does A-Fu say the Green Tiger's teeth and claws are in Chapter 32?

2. Who returns to Fruitless Mountain in Chapter 48?

3. Who does Ma say a prayer to in Chapter 28?

4. What color is the beautiful female dragon which Minli and Dragon pass on their way home in Chapter 46?

5. Who greets Minli when she returns home in Chapter 46?

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes do Ba and Ma undergo in Chapter 25? Why?

2. What does Minli find in the courtyard of the Old Man of the Moon?

3. Where had the orphan girl's brother been taken in Chapter 30? Who does she lead to the place?

4. What happens when the Tiger leaps at Minli in Chapter 29? Who is injured?

5. Where do Minli and Dragon decide to stay in Chapter 27? What is nearby?

6. Who do the orphan girl and her brother turn out to be? What do they inform Minli about Great Green Tiger?

7. How is the rain described in the Story of the Village of Moon Rain?

8. What subplots begin in Chapters 25-36? What obstacles does Minli face in this section of the narrative?

9. Where do A-Fu and Da-Fu take Minli in Chapter 34? What story is related along the way?

10. Where does Minli sneak out of in Chapter 26? Who does she go see?

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