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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is special about the flowers on Flower-Fruit Mountain?
(a) Their colors change.
(b) They bloom all year.
(c) They smell like honey.
(d) They are very large.

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

3. When the Dragon King laughs at the Monkey King, what does the Monkey King do?
(a) He shifts into the form of a serpent and squeezes the Dragon King.
(b) He grows to his Giant Form and steps on the Dragon King.
(c) He creates clones of himself to attack the Dragon King.
(d) He hits the Dragon King with his magic cudgel.

4. Who is the author of American Born Chinese?
(a) Wai Chim.
(b) Xiran Jay Zhao.
(c) Abigail Hing Wen.
(d) Gene Luen Yang.

5. What makes Greg different from the other boys in Jin's class?
(a) He is from Taiwan.
(b) He tries to stand up for Jin.
(c) He also likes Transformers.
(d) He is also a new student.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do all of the other kids in Jin's apartment building come to his apartment on Saturday mornings?

3. What word is repeated nine times at the bottom of the first panel of Chapter 3, on page 43?

4. How long is the Monkey King trapped under the pile of rocks by Tze-Yo-Tzuh?

5. What does the Monkey King keep insisting is true about himself?

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