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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does the Monkey King eat while he is training underground?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Peaches.
(c) Roots.
(d) Bananas.

3. What is it implied is about to happen between Danny and Melanie when Danny's mother interrupts them?
(a) They are about to make a plan that they want to keep secret from Danny's mother.
(b) They are about to confess that they are attracted to one another.
(c) They are about to get into an argument.
(d) They are about to kiss.

4. What subject are Melanie and Danny studying?
(a) American literature.
(b) American history.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Calculus.

5. What does Chin-Kee say that he wants Melanie to do for him?
(a) Cook for him.
(b) Massage his feet.
(c) Do his laundry.
(d) Have his children.

6. How many "Disciplines of Bodily Form" does the Monkey King master (58)?
(a) 12.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

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

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

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

10. Whose face is featured on the first panel of Chapter 3, on page 43?
(a) Danny's.
(b) Chin-Kee's.
(c) Danny's mother's.
(d) Melanie's.

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

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

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

14. What traditional Chinese object does the herbalist's wife use?
(a) A cast iron tea pot.
(b) An abacus.
(c) A paper fan.
(d) A calligraphy brush.

15. Who is depicted struggling to carry all of Chin-Kee's luggage?
(a) A taxi driver.
(b) Chin-Kee.
(c) Danny.
(d) Danny's father.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the intended message of the page 32 illustrations of children playing and Jin sitting at a table?

3. What are the gods depicted eating on page 7?

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

5. What made heaven first notice the Monkey King?

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