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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rude comment does Jin make to Wei-Chen?

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

3. How does the Monkey King get to the Eastern Sea to see the Dragon King?

4. What is Melanie's first reaction to Danny's odd behavior on page 45?

5. What is the probable purpose of Jin's mother's story about the mother and son long ago in China?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What kind of toy does Jin love, and how did he develop his love for these toys?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that analyzes how gutter space is used to control pace in one chapter of American Born Chinese. Support your ideas with evidence from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that analyzes how both words and images are used to convey the characters' emotion in American Born Chinese. Support your ideas with evidence from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Now that you know the ending of American Born Chinese, your ideas about the sitcom-like presentation of Danny's life should have shifted and become more complex. Write an essay in which you explore how the book's revelation that Danny is Jin changes the reader's understanding of the way Danny's life is presented. Support your ideas with evidence from the text.

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