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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the monkeys give the Monkey King when he emerges from his underground chamber?
(a) A magical cudgel.
(b) A message from heaven.
(c) A fancy fruit platter.
(d) New shoes.

2. Why are there tiny clouds around the Monkey King's feet at the bottom of page 11?
(a) He is playing a game with the other monkeys.
(b) He is assembling them into a cloud big enough to ride.
(c) He is making it rain so the flowers and fruit will grow.
(d) He is trying to hide his feet from the other deities.

3. What is the picture that demonstrates the Monkey King's "Invulnerability to Wounds" (57)?
(a) The Monkey King meditates in freezing temperatures.
(b) The Monkey King meditates in the middle of a fire.
(c) The Monkey King meditates while being decapitated.
(d) The Monkey King meditates under water.

4. What does Chin-Kee want to do when he goes to school with Danny?
(a) Find himself an American girlfriend.
(b) Learn to play American football.
(c) Work on improving his English.
(d) Show American students how to do math.

5. What does the splash on page 44 show?
(a) The airport.
(b) The city that Danny lives in.
(c) Danny's school.
(d) The exterior of Danny's house.

6. Where is Danny's mother during all of Chapter 3?
(a) In the bathroom.
(b) In the dining room.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In the bedroom.

7. What is clear from Melanie's reaction to the news that Chin-Kee is coming to visit?
(a) Danny has never mentioned Chin-Kee to her.
(b) Melanie is prejudiced against Chinese people.
(c) Danny has told Melanie unflattering stories about Chin-Kee.
(d) Melanie has already met Chin-Kee.

8. What does Chin-Kee compare himself to when he is telling Danny how excited he is to be there?
(a) An ox.
(b) Manure.
(c) Ginger root.
(d) A tiger.

9. Who are the Lion, Ox, Human, and Eagle?
(a) They judge disputes between gods.
(b) They carry messages to Tze-Yo-Tzuh.
(c) They guard the prison where demons are kept.
(d) They are the earthly forms of Tze-Yo-Tzuh.

10. What large city did Jin live in for the first nine years of his life?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

11. What is Chin-Kee's luggage drawn to look like?
(a) Packing boxes.
(b) Jewelry boxes.
(c) Treasure boxes.
(d) Takeout boxes.

12. In the illustration of the Monkey King's "firm but gentle" way of ruling, what is the Monkey King doing (10)?
(a) Hitting another monkey on the head.
(b) Sitting on his throne thinking.
(c) Lecturing a crowd of monkeys.
(d) Pointing sternly at another monkey.

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

14. What reason does the Dragon King give for the other gods not being willing to go to Flower-Fruit Mountain?
(a) They are afraid of the Monkey King.
(b) They were afraid of getting fleas.
(c) They could not stand the smell of monkeys.
(d) They did not want to travel such a long distance.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is implied by the wording and punctuation when Danny tells Melanie "Well, I-that happens when I'm really concentrating on your--I mean--chemistry" (45)?

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

3. What does the Monkey King eat while he is training underground?

4. On page 8, the monkeys are "frolicking." What does this mean are they doing?

5. How does the Monkey King get to the Eastern Sea to see the Dragon King?

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