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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the angle brackets indicate about the words they surround?
(a) The words are telling a story outside the main narrative.
(b) The words are whispered.
(c) The words are translated from Mandarin.
(d) The words are an aside, intended only for Jin to hear.

2. What is used for the first time in the illustration of the Monkey King learning "Discipline One" on page 10?
(a) A sound-effect word (onomatopoeia).
(b) A depiction of a character's thoughts (thought-balloon).
(c) Smell lines (wafteron).
(d) A Chinese character (Hanzi).

3. What is the name of Jin's third grade teacher?
(a) Mrs. Malone.
(b) Mrs. Greeder.
(c) Mrs. Foster.
(d) Mrs. Robertson.

4. What is funny about the language that the Monkey King uses when he is trying to get into the party?
(a) It is a silly mixture of real and made-up words.
(b) It is very similar to language used in earlier captions to introduce him to the reader.
(c) It is very informal language for a king and deity to be using.
(d) It is full of puns and double-meanings.

5. Why does Jin's friendship with Peter Garbinsky end?
(a) Peter gets tired of the bullying from other students who do not want him to be friends with Jin.
(b) Peter disappears during a visit to his father in another state.
(c) Jin decides that he would rather be friends with Greg.
(d) Peter insults Jin's family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What large city did Jin live in for the first nine years of his life?

2. Who is the author of American Born Chinese?

3. In the panels that begin Chapter 2, what is Jin holding on the car ride to his new home?

4. What kind of spirit once haunted Flower-Fruit Mountain?

5. Where is Wei-Chen Sun from?

(see the answer key)

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