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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. On page 97, as Jin walks home from school, what are the thought balloons communicating?

2. What is Amelia thinking about when Jin returns from the bathroom?

3. When Timmy makes an offensive remark to Amelia, who comes to her defense?

4. Wong Lai-Tsao helps vagrants every day. What is a vagrant?

5. What grade is Jin in when Chapter 5 begins?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Wong Lai-Tsao explain to the Monkey King about the seal that Tze-Yo-Tzuh put on the mountain?

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

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

5. What rule have Jin's parents made about him dating, and how does he get around it?

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

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

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

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

10. What story did Jin's mother tell him about her choosing to marry his father?

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

Write an essay that analyzes Jin's friendship with Peter Garbinsky. What motivates each of them to become friends, what is the nature of their friendship, and what does this friendship demonstrate about Jin? 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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