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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 do the monkeys decide to find one day?

2. What is the name of the beast who has plagued Monkey's brethren?

3. What does the patriarch teach the Stone Monkey?

4. What does the Dragon King Son eat when he comes out of the river?

5. What name does the Emperor give Hseuan Tsag before he goes on his journey?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Monkey go off to find religion?

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

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

4. How does Monkey escape death?

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

6. How does Jade Emperor try to control Monkey?

7. How is Jade Emperor a wise leader?

8. How does the Planet Venus persuade Monkey to return to heaven?

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

10. How does Jade Emperor try to make Monkey mortal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the 1970s Monkey was made into a famous TV series. Why do you think the themes and ideas in the book were still relevant 6 years later? How did the filmmakers adapt the themes to fit in with the new environment? How did these changes affect the meaning of the story?

Essay Topic 2

What are the main turning points of the story? How do turning points work to keep a reader interested in the story? When does Ch'Eng-En Wu use his turning points and why does he use them at those particular moments in the story?

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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