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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. Who meets Windrider at Miss Whitlaw's house?

2. How does the book end?

3. What destroys the buildings next to Miss Whitlaw's house?

4. What do Moon Shadow and Robin share with each other?

5. How long does it take for Windrider to build his flying machine?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Moon Shadow use the information given to him about the bullies?

2. Why does Windrider not build a second flying machine?

3. How does Moon Shadow try to help his father with his dream of building a flying machine?

4. What allows Windrider to forgive Bright Star?

5. What does Moon Shadow do at the Chinese New Year in the new house?

6. How does Moon Shadow gain a strong relationship with Miss Whitlaw?

7. How is Windrider able to get his wife to America?

8. Why do children in the new area taunt Moon Shadow?

9. What happens just before Windrider is able to fly his flying machine?

10. What does Miss Whitlaw do after the earthquake, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Moon Shadow become friends with Robin, and why was this so surprising for this time in history?

Essay Topic 2

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story, and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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