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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. In the panels that begin Chapter 2, what is Jin holding on the car ride to his new home?
(a) A moving box.
(b) A photo of his old home.
(c) A Transformers toy.
(d) A Monkey King toy.

2. What famous Chinese philosopher does Chin-Kee make a reference to?
(a) Gaozi.
(b) Confucius.
(c) Wang Fu.
(d) Lao-Tzu.

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

4. On page 8, the monkeys are "frolicking." What does this mean are they doing?
(a) Singing.
(b) Marching.
(c) Playing.
(d) Dancing.

5. What is Chin-Kee's relationship to Danny?
(a) Step-brother.
(b) Half-brother.
(c) Friend.
(d) Cousin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Jin's friendship with Peter Garbinsky show about Jin?

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

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

5. What makes Greg different from the other boys in Jin's class?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What two things are Danny and Melanie talking about when Chapter 3 opens?

6. What is the "old Chinese parable" that Jin's mother tells him while they are moving (23)?

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

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

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

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

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