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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word is repeated nine times at the bottom of the first panel of Chapter 3, on page 43?
(a) Clap.
(b) Mmm.
(c) Meanwhile.
(d) Chin-Kee.

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

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

4. When Jin is little, what does he call his mother?
(a) Muqin.
(b) Mommy.
(c) Ma-ma.
(d) Ama.

5. What is Danny doing in the first picture of him, on page 45?
(a) Looking at his phone.
(b) Drooling.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Eating potato chips.

6. How long does it take the Monkey King to acquire the Four Major Disciplines of Invulnerability?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 40 days.
(c) 30 days.
(d) 12 days.

7. What does the Monkey King learn to turn into clones of himself?
(a) Rocks.
(b) His own hair.
(c) Other monkeys.
(d) Fruit and flowers.

8. How long is the Monkey King trapped under the pile of rocks by Tze-Yo-Tzuh?
(a) 10,000 years.
(b) 500 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 40 days.

9. What is Melanie's first reaction to Danny's odd behavior on page 45?
(a) She thinks that he is "fooling around" instead of studying.
(b) She thinks that he is "acting creepy" and should keep his thoughts to himself.
(c) She thinks that he is "being rude" and should pay more attention.
(d) She thinks that he is "being a jerk" because he does not take her seriously.

10. 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 translated from Mandarin.
(d) The words are telling a story outside the main narrative.

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

12. What is the name of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea?
(a) Lao-Tzu.
(b) The Jade Emperor.
(c) Ao-Kuang.
(d) Yama.

13. Where is Wei-Chen Sun from?
(a) Taiwan.
(b) China.
(c) Chicago.
(d) San Francisco.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What made heaven first notice the Monkey King?

3. What is the picture that demonstrates the Monkey King's "Invulnerability to Wounds" (57)?

4. What mark of punctuation is used to show the Monkey King's emotion when he sees the long line?

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

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