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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 Jin have a dream about on the night after his argument with Wei-Chen?

2. What is offensive about the remarks that Timmy and his friend make as they pass Suzy, Jin, and Wei-Chen after school?

3. What is Danny's first class of the day?

4. What is implied in the series of panels where one demon climbs on the other's shoulders?

5. What is the attitude of the vagrants toward Wong Lai-Tsao's help?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Jin finally tells Wei-Chen about his crush on a classmate, what changes in Wei-Chen's life as a result of their conversation?

2. What advice did Jin's cousin Charlie give him about dating, and what happens to make Jin wonder if maybe Charlie was right?

3. Who is to accompany Wong Lai-Tsao on his trip, and where will they come from?

4. What are the three things that make the other legendary monks besides Wong Lai-Tsao special?

5. What happens in each of Danny's classes when he brings Chin-Kee to school with him, and how does Danny react?

6. Where does Danny have to go after school, and what upsetting thing happens while he is on his way there?

7. What accidentally happens while Wei-Chen and Amelia are taking care of the animals after school, and how does this spur a change in Jin's life?

8. When Suzy and Wei-Chen are teasing Jin after school, who comes by and makes a comment about them, and how does it change the group's mood?

9. Why does Danny ask Steve for a copy of the game schedule, and how does Steve react?

10. What does Chin-Kee do while Steve is looking through his book bag, and why does the author include this strange incident?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that analyzes how color is used to support a thematic motif in American Born Chinese. Support your ideas with evidence from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that analyzes the motif of prejudice in American Born Chinese. Support your ideas with evidence from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that compares and contrasts the prejudice shown by Timmy with the prejudice shown by Greg. Support your claims with textual evidence.

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