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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical feature of Melanie's does Chin-Kee comment on twice?

2. What does the story say the Monkey King was "born of" (9)?

3. What kind of spirit once haunted Flower-Fruit Mountain?

4. What finally convinces Jin to give Wei-Chen a chance?

5. What is it implied is about to happen between Danny and Melanie when Danny's mother interrupts them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Chin-Kee's reaction to Melanie, and how does it make him seem both ridiculous and threatening?

2. What happens when the Monkey King escapes past the boundary of reality, and what does he later find out is true about this experience?

3. What things has the Monkey King studied and mastered?

4. What does Tze-Yo-Tzuh tell the Monkey King about his power, and what is the Monkey King's response?

5. What does the Monkey King find when he arrives in heaven, and why is it especially difficult for him?

6. What happens when the Monkey King is refused entrance to the party?

7. What visual stereotypes about Chinese people are evident in Chapter 3?

8. How does the reader know as soon as Chin-Kee enters the room that he is meant to be the object of ridicule?

9. What jobs did Jin's parents have before they graduated, and what jobs did they have after they graduated?

10. What does Tze-Yo-Tzuh tell the Monkey King about being a monkey, and what is the Monkey King's response?

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