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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 does the Emperor prepare a great feast for?

2. Where does the Stone Monkey swear to do if Tripitaka frees him?

3. What is Prince Moksha's religious name?

4. Who leads the celebrations for the dead souls in torment?

5. What kind of fish does Ch'en buy from a fisherman?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Stone Monky leave his brethren?

2. How does Tripiakata get to Monkey?

3. How does Wen-ch'iao save her child?

4. How is Jade Emperor a wise leader?

5. How does Pigsy join the group?

6. Why does Kuan-yin think Hsuan Tsang will make a good script seeker?

7. How does Ts'ui add twenty years to the Emperor's life?

8. How does Monkey prove that he flew to the end of the earth?

9. How does Kuan-yin get the monster onto her side?

10. Why do the farmers want Monkey and Tripitaka to help them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Monkey's character to the character he was at the beginning of the book to the character he is at the end.

1. What did Monkey hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Monkey's ideas about life?

3. How has Monkey's character changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Monkey is translated from Chinese into English. How much meaning can a book loses through a translation? What aspects of the book do you think would be the most difficult to express in English? How do you think a translator can overcome these difficulties?

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