American Born Chinese Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Gene Luen Yang
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 178 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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American Born Chinese Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Gene Luen Yang
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 178 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the story say the Monkey King was "born of" (9)?
(a) Water.
(b) Rock.
(c) Fire.
(d) Lightening.

4. 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.

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

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

7. On pages 72-77, how is the boundary of reality shown?
(a) The area past the boundary of reality is full of zig-zag lines like electricity.
(b) When the Monkey King is past the boundary of reality, he keeps changing form.
(c) When the Monkey King is past the boundary of reality, his words are in a different font.
(d) The area past the boundary of reality is blank white space.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. What does the Monkey King keep insisting is true about himself?
(a) He is the rightful ruler of the Eastern Sea.
(b) He is no longer a king.
(c) He is no longer a monkey.
(d) He is the rightful ruler of heaven.

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

12. What does Chin-Kee compare himself to when he is telling Danny how excited he is to be there?
(a) Ginger root.
(b) An ox.
(c) Manure.
(d) A tiger.

13. How do the monkeys' faces look when the Monkey King announces that he is leaving for the evening?
(a) Unhappy.
(b) Mischievous.
(c) Suspicious.
(d) Surprised.

14. What is the name of the student who makes the prejudiced comment about Chinese people eating dogs?
(a) Timmy.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Bobby.
(d) Sammy.

15. Who is "The Great Sage, Equal of Heaven" (60)?
(a) The Care-Taker of the Underworld.
(b) The Monkey King.
(c) The Ruler of the Celestials.
(d) The Patron of Immortality.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Monkey King supposed to go see the Dragon King?

2. What does the Monkey King learn to turn into clones of himself?

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

4. What reason does the Dragon King give for the other gods not being willing to go to Flower-Fruit Mountain?

5. Why is a vertical panel a good choice for the picture of the Monkey King's journey to heaven?

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