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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 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 looks different.
(d) He has a strange, far-away look in his eyes.

2. How does the Monkey King get to the Eastern Sea to see the Dragon King?
(a) He rides a cloud.
(b) He uses his new power to teleport.
(c) He doesn't--he makes the Dragon King come to Flower-Fruit Mountain.
(d) He uses his giant form to take one enormous step.

3. When the Dragon King laughs at the Monkey King, what does the Monkey King do?
(a) He hits the Dragon King with his magic cudgel.
(b) He shifts into the form of a serpent and squeezes the Dragon King.
(c) He grows to his Giant Form and steps on the Dragon King.
(d) He creates clones of himself to attack the Dragon King.

4. What do the angle brackets indicate about the words they surround?
(a) The words are telling a story outside the main narrative.
(b) The words are translated from Mandarin.
(c) The words are whispered.
(d) The words are an aside, intended only for Jin to hear.

5. What is it implied is about to happen between Danny and Melanie when Danny's mother interrupts them?
(a) They are about to get into an argument.
(b) They are about to make a plan that they want to keep secret from Danny's mother.
(c) They are about to kiss.
(d) They are about to confess that they are attracted to one another.

Short Answer Questions

1. What visual characteristic is used to set the Monkey King apart from the other monkeys?

2. 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)?

3. Where is Danny's mother during all of Chapter 3?

4. 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?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is similar about the day Jin is introduced to his new class and the day that Wei-Chen is introduced to his new class?

2. What does Jin tell the herbalist's wife he wants to be when he grows up, and how does she respond?

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

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

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

6. In what ways other than how he looks is Chin-Kee a stereotyped caricature of a Chinese person?

7. What happens when the Monkey King reports to the Dragon King?

8. In what ways do the other students at Mayflower Elementary isolate Jin socially?

9. What two things does the Monkey King do as a result of his embarrassment in heaven?

10. What "exciting news" does Danny's mother have for him, and what is his reaction (46)?

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