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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 is etched in the stained glass window?

2. Where does Moon Shadow spend his learning time?

3. How long does Black Dog keep his promise?

4. What were the white men who were attacking Moon Shadow's father trying to do?

5. What is a queue a symbol of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Windrider told in his great dream?

2. How does Windrider get Black Dog safely home?

3. What does Windrider do for a living?

4. What happens when Windrider repairs a car?

5. Why did so many Chinese men live in America at this time?

6. What surprises Moon Shadow about the white people in America?

7. What does Moon Shadow call America, and why?

8. How did Moon Shadow's grandfather die?

9. Why were so many Chinese men unable to return to China after moving to America?

10. How does Bright Star feel about what Windrider hopes to build? Why does he feel this way?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

Gangs were a very prevalent theme in this book. How did this theme affect the main characters?

Essay Topic 3

Bright Star and Windrider are two very similar people, and yet they have some very notable and important differences. Using the text to cite some support, write a compare/contrast essay about these two characters.

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