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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 under water.
(d) The Monkey King meditates while being decapitated.

3. What famous historical person is depicted in the story's first panel, on page 7?
(a) Deng Xiaoping.
(b) Lao-Tzu.
(c) Mao Zedong.
(d) Confucius.

4. What does Jin's Transformer change into?
(a) A sports car.
(b) A fire engine.
(c) A truck.
(d) An airplane.

5. 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 hits the Dragon King with his magic cudgel.
(c) He grows to his Giant Form and steps on the Dragon King.
(d) He creates clones of himself to attack the Dragon King.

6. In the three side-by-side panels on page 12 that show the Monkey King waiting in line, what changes about him in each picture?
(a) He is wearing a different outfit in each picture.
(b) He looks angrier in each picture.
(c) He is waiting with a different group of characters in each picture.
(d) He gets closer to the front of the line in each picture.

7. On page 13, the caption says that the Monkey King is "beside himself with anticipation." What does this phrase mean?
(a) He is very excited and is looking forward to the party.
(b) He is starting to worry about whether he will be let in.
(c) He is getting suspicious about whether this party will be worth the long wait.
(d) He is very tired from waiting in line for so long.

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

9. 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) A Chinese character (Hanzi).
(d) Smell lines (wafteron).

10. What kind of spirit once haunted Flower-Fruit Mountain?
(a) Tiger.
(b) Bear.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Dragon.

11. What is The Monkey King doing when Tze-Yo-Tzuh appears?
(a) Hitting someone on the head with his magic cudgel.
(b) Shouting at his monkey subjects and ordering them around.
(c) Training and meditating to learn new kung-fu skills.
(d) Stealing food from heaven.

12. What does Jin's friendship with Peter Garbinsky show about Jin?
(a) He is the kind of person who does not judge others.
(b) He is so lonely that he is willing to be friends with someone who is kind of mean to him.
(c) He is curious about people who have lifestyles that are different from his own.
(d) He is awkward and does not really know how to be a good friend.

13. What is the probable purpose of Jin's mother's story about the mother and son long ago in China?
(a) She is trying to point out that the move will be good for Jin's future.
(b) She is trying to share some family history with Jin.
(c) She wants Jin to know that his sadness is a little selfish.
(d) She wants Jin to understand that she would not move him if she had any choice.

14. What does the Dragon King's guard do to the Monkey King?
(a) Buries him in rocks.
(b) Tries to drown him.
(c) Arrests him.
(d) Cuts off his head.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the illustration of the Monkey King's "firm but gentle" way of ruling, what is the Monkey King doing (10)?

2. Why are the monkeys on page 55 having so much trouble collecting fruit?

3. Who is Suzy Nakamura?

4. What traditional Chinese object does the herbalist's wife use?

5. On pages 72-77, how is the boundary of reality shown?

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