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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. Why will demons try to eat Wong Lai-Tsao?

2. What does Steve set down on the table while he is looking through his book bag?

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

4. What language class does Danny take?

5. What is implied about why Danny comes late to school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the quality that makes Wong Lai-Tsao special?

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

3. How does a change in Mr. Graham's classroom cause Wei-Chen and the girl that Jin likes to end up staying after school together?

4. How does the Monkey King's behavior contradict what he tells Wong Lai-Tsao about the demons?

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

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

7. 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?

8. What prevents Jin from putting his arm around Amelia at the theater, and how does he solve that problem?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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