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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 does the story say the Monkey King was "born of" (9)?
2. What does Jin's Transformer change into?
3. What is Danny doing in the first picture of him, on page 45?
4. What is used for the first time in the illustration of the Monkey King learning "Discipline One" on page 10?
5. What is clear from Melanie's reaction to the news that Chin-Kee is coming to visit?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jin tell the herbalist's wife he wants to be when he grows up, and how does she respond?
2. How did Jin's parents meet?
3. What is Chin-Kee's reaction to Melanie, and how does it make him seem both ridiculous and threatening?
4. What "exciting news" does Danny's mother have for him, and what is his reaction (46)?
5. What things has the Monkey King studied and mastered?
6. What does Tze-Yo-Tzuh tell the Monkey King about being a monkey, and what is the Monkey King's response?
7. In what ways other than how he looks is Chin-Kee a stereotyped caricature of a Chinese person?
8. What two things are Danny and Melanie talking about when Chapter 3 opens?
9. Why does the Monkey King think he should be allowed into the party, and why does the guard refuse to let him in?
10. In Chapter 4, what message does the Monkey King receive from heaven, and how does he respond?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
American Born Chinese is based around a traditional Buddhist story. Do some research into the principles of Buddhism--especially its teachings about ethics and morality. Then, write an essay that evaluates the extent to which American Born Chinese reflects traditional Buddhist teachings. Be sure to use evidence from the text to support your claims and to cite all sources in MLA format.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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