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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 Wong Lai-Tsao insist that the Monkey King leave behind at the end of Chapter 7?

2. On page 98, what does Wei-Chen say that Jin's new hairstyle looks like?

3. Whom does Jin eventually get to help him get into the biology classroom so that he can find Wei-Chen?

4. What does Jin pay the closest attention to during the movie?

5. What does Wong Lai-Tsao gather every day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Wong Lai-Tsao tries to do the things that make the other monks special?

2. 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?

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

4. How does Wong Lai-Tsao come to the attention of Tze-Yo-Tzuh, and what mission does Tze-Yo-Tzuh give him?

5. When Jin tells Wei-Chen about his date with Amelia, what concern does he voice, and what is Wei-Chen's response?

6. In Chapter 5, whom does Jin have a crush on, and what does he like about her?

7. In Chapter 8, how does Jin end up doing something that betrays his friendship with Wei-Chen?

8. What surprising revelation happens at the end of Chapter 8, and what causes this thing to happen?

9. What change does Jin make to his appearance in Chapter 5, and why does he do it?

10. What do Danny and Steve talk about at lunchtime?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay in which you divide and classify the stages of the Monkey King's character development in American Born Chinese. You might have as few as three stages, or you might see several more than this--you decide what the phases of change in his character are. Support your ideas with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that analyzes how clothing is used to characterize people (and monkeys) in American Born Chinese. Support your ideas with evidence from the book.

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