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

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 so lonely that he is willing to be friends with someone who is kind of mean to him.
(c) He is the kind of person who does not judge others.
(d) He is awkward and does not really know how to be a good friend.

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

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

5. What is the intended message of the page 32 illustrations of children playing and Jin sitting at a table?
(a) Jin is rejected by the other children.
(b) Jin takes a long time to finish his lunch.
(c) Jin does not know how to play the games the others play.
(d) Jin does not like the people in his new school.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the Dragon King's guard do to the Monkey King?

3. What is the name of Jin's new elementary school?

4. What famous historical person is depicted in the story's first panel, on page 7?

5. What is Danny doing in the first picture of him, on page 45?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the Monkey King think he should be allowed into the party, and why does the guard refuse to let him in?

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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