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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 gives birth to Monkey?

2. What attacks Kuan-yin and Hui-yen at the first river?

3. What does the Monkey do when the Emperor opens the lid of the crucible?

4. What does the Stone Monkey decide all the other monkeys should learn to do?

5. Who has the beast claimed as his wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Patriarach banish the Stone Monkey?

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

3. Why does the Stone Monkey return to his brethren?

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

5. How does Pigsy join the group?

6. How does Buddha prove Monkey never left his hand?

7. In what way is Tripitaka not well suited to adventure?

8. How does Hsuan Tang revenge his father's death?

9. How does Monkey trick Pigsy?

10. How does Monkey kill the Demon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the animals in the book and examine the myths that surround that animal in popular culture. How did these myths develop? What is the truth behind the myth?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the books reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

Essay Topic 3

Monkey is both a folk and mythological story. What are the mechanics of a folk and mythological story in terms of the following?

1. Language

2. Character

3. Structure

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