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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rude comment does Jin make to Wei-Chen?
(a) He makes fun of Wei-Chen's lunch.
(b) He makes fun of Wei-Chen's name.
(c) He asks him if his family eats dogs.
(d) He tells him to speak English because he is in America.

2. What is the intended message of the page 32 illustrations of children playing and Jin sitting at a table?
(a) Jin takes a long time to finish his lunch.
(b) Jin is rejected by the other children.
(c) Jin does not know how to play the games the others play.
(d) Jin does not like the people in his new school.

3. What do the monkeys notice about the Monkey King when he comes out of his underground chamber?
(a) He no longer smells like monkey fur.
(b) His voice has changed.
(c) He has a strange, far-away look in his eyes.
(d) He looks different.

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

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

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

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

8. 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)?
(a) Danny is confused because he was almost asleep.
(b) Danny is shy and embarrassed to talk to a girl.
(c) Danny is flustered because he has been staring at Melanie.
(d) Danny is bored and having a hard time paying attention to the conversation.

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

10. Where is Danny's father at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) At work.
(b) In the back yard.
(c) At the airport.
(d) In the garage.

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

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

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

14. What does Danny drop when his mother tells him that Chin-Kee is coming to visit?
(a) A book.
(b) A glass.
(c) A plate.
(d) His phone.

15. What finally convinces Jin to give Wei-Chen a chance?
(a) Jin's mother tells him to play with Wei-Chen.
(b) Wei-Chen also likes transforming robot toys.
(c) Jin's teacher asks him to help Wei-Chen get adjusted.
(d) Wei-Chen is good at football.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the Monkey King trapped under the pile of rocks by Tze-Yo-Tzuh?

2. What is Chin-Kee's relationship to Danny?

3. What is the name of Jin's new elementary school?

4. Who is depicted struggling to carry all of Chin-Kee's luggage?

5. How many "Disciplines of Bodily Form" does the Monkey King master (58)?

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