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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 King ask Tripitaka to help him defeat?

2. What is Kuan-yin making in her garden?

3. What do the villagers invite the travelers to?

4. What does Tripitaka find it difficult to convince the King's son?

5. What city do the Emperor, Monkey, Tripitaka, Pigsy and Sandy travel to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the travelers get to Buddha's paradise from the village?

2. What does the turtle ask the travelers to ask Buddha?

3. Why does Lao refuse to help Monkey?

4. Summarize the book.

5. Why does the Bodhisattva stop Monkey from destroying the wizard?

6. How does Monkey persuade Lao to give him the pills?

7. What mistake does Kuan-yin tell Monkey he makes with the second monster in this section?

8. Why do Monkey and the others have to stop traveling when they get to the river?

9. What are the character's new names?

10. How do the characters change when they reach Buddha?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the construction of Ch'Eng-En Wu's argument.

1. How does he introduce his ideas?

2. How does he construct his ideas to come to logical conclusion?

3. What weaknesses and strengths can you identify in Ch'Eng-En Wu's argument?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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