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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

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

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

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

7. 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 gets closer to the front of the line 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 is wearing a different outfit in each picture.

8. 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 never mentioned Chin-Kee to her.
(c) Melanie has already met Chin-Kee.
(d) Danny has told Melanie unflattering stories about Chin-Kee.

9. Why are the monkeys on page 55 having so much trouble collecting fruit?
(a) The tree limbs are slippery with ice.
(b) It is dark outside.
(c) There is not much fruit left.
(d) They are wearing shoes.

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

11. 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 starting to worry about whether he will be let in.
(c) He is very excited and is looking forward to the party.
(d) He is very tired from waiting in line for so long.

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

13. Who is Suzy Nakamura?
(a) A girl Jin's mother wants him to play with.
(b) Jin's neighbor.
(c) A girl Jin has a crush on.
(d) Jin's classmate.

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

15. Why is a vertical panel a good choice for the picture of the Monkey King's journey to heaven?
(a) It mimics his upward movement.
(b) It is the only way to show both the Monkey King and the background of the sky.
(c) It shows how important this moment is.
(d) It indicates great speed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous historical person is depicted in the story's first panel, on page 7?

2. What is funny about the language that the Monkey King uses when he is trying to get into the party?

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

4. What made heaven first notice the Monkey King?

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

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