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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. Where does the perch say the monster can grab Tripitaka?

2. Where does Monkey find Kuan-yin?

3. Who does the King ask Tripitaka to help him defeat?

4. Why does Loa believe Monkey has come to his studio?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the turtle cause the characters problems at the end of the story?

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

5. What is Monkey's plan to bring the Emperor back to life?

6. How do Monkey and the others get an audience with the false King?

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

8. How does Monkey bring the Emporer back to life?

9. What joke does Pigsy play on Monkey?

10. How do Pigsy and Monkey force the monster to retreat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Examine the book's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1500s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the book if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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