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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. Why does the turtle leave the travelers to swim to shore?

2. What color is the lion's hair?

3. Who gives the travelers the scriptures?

4. Where does the wind drop the travelers?

5. Who do Pigsy and Monkey wait for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the perch's plan to capture Tripitaka?

3. How can Tripitaka prove what the King told him is true?

4. Summarize the book.

5. What joke does Pigsy play on Monkey?

6. In what way is Tripitaka not necessarily the leader of the group?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ch'Eng-En Wu gives some of his characters names relating to the Buddhist religion. Pick one of the following names and examine what meaning their name gives to their character and the story in general:

1. Tripitaka,

2. Bodhisattva

3. Subhuti.

Essay Topic 2

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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