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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 Moon Shadow want to teach Miss Whitlaw about?

2. What did the owner of the Company of the Peach Orchard Vow do to help Windrider?

3. How does Moon Shadow feel about the stories of America?

4. What does Windrider give Moon Shadow as a gift?

5. What is Moon Shadow's mother's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Handclap tutor Moon shadow on during their trip to America?

2. What does Uncle Bright Star refuse to do for Windrider?

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

4. How did Moon Shadow's grandfather die?

5. What was Windrider told in his great dream?

6. Why does Handclap choose to return to America a second time?

7. How does Windrider get Black Dog safely home?

8. Why does Moon Shadow move to a house in the city?

9. Why does Black Dog promise to come clean?

10. What does Moon Shadow find strange about his father's room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did the flying machine mean to Windrider, and how did it affect his life and his view on reality?

Essay Topic 2

How did Moon Shadow deal with the bullying he received, and what did this indicate about his behavior?

Essay Topic 3

What were some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how did those moments affect the course of the plot?

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