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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 is inside the basket when Kuan-yin pulls it up?

2. What is the weather like when the travelers wake up?

3. What do Monkey and the others disguise themselves as when they reach Crow-Cock?

4. Who are Monkey and the others required to sacrifice at the village?

5. Which character rode on the dragon which is promoted to one of the eight senior heavenly dragons?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the book.

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

3. How does Kuan-yin summon her magical fish?

4. Why does the monster want to eat Tripitaka?

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

6. Why does the deity that cares for the town want to sacrifice the boy and girl?

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

8. How can Monkey tell which person is the real Tripitaka?

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

10. How does Monkey defeat the immortals?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Buddhism.

1. What are Buddhists and how do they view life?

2. What influence have Buddhists had on popular culture?

3. How has Latino life shaped the characters of the book?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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