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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. How long is the Monkey King trapped under the pile of rocks by Tze-Yo-Tzuh?
(a) 10,000 years.
(b) 40 days.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 500 years.

2. What does Jin's friendship with Peter Garbinsky show about Jin?
(a) He is curious about people who have lifestyles that are different from his own.
(b) He is the kind of person who does not judge others.
(c) He is so lonely that he is willing to be friends with someone who is kind of mean to him.
(d) He is awkward and does not really know how to be a good friend.

3. What mark of punctuation is used to show the Monkey King's emotion when he sees the long line?
(a) An exclamation point.
(b) An ellipsis.
(c) A dash.
(d) A question mark.

4. 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) Melanie has already met Chin-Kee.
(c) Melanie is prejudiced against Chinese people.
(d) Danny has never mentioned Chin-Kee to her.

5. On pages 72-77, how is the boundary of reality shown?
(a) The area past the boundary of reality is blank white space.
(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 full of zig-zag lines like electricity.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What traditional Chinese object does the herbalist's wife use?

4. Why does Jin's mother visit the herbalist?

5. Who are the Lion, Ox, Human, and Eagle?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What plans does Chin-Kee have for the next day, and how do Danny's and his mother's reactions vary?

5. After the Monkey King beats many of them up, who do the gods and goddesses ask for help, and what do they want them to do?

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 4, what message does the Monkey King receive from heaven, and how does he respond?

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

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