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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the Queen Mother of the Heavens' father?
(a) Heavenly Brother.
(b) Heavenly Grandfather.
(c) Heavenly Uncle.
(d) Heavenly Father.

2. Da-Fu's ancestors are the truly happy family that had angered who many years before?
(a) Magistrate Tiger.
(b) Ba.
(c) The Goldfish.
(d) Ma.

3. When the rain finally came to the Village of the Moon Rain, what did it appear to be made of?
(a) Quartz.
(b) Pearls.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Gold.

4. In Chapter 47, Ba points out that the rock Minli has brought home is what?
(a) A ruby.
(b) A diamond.
(c) A squirrels jade.
(d) A dragon's pearl.

5. After how many days does Minli return from her trip to meet the Old Man of the Moon?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had Ba once seen carry a small dragon pearl?

2. Who was among the wounded when the villagers went to try and fight off the Green Tiger in The Story of the Green Tiger and the Tea?

3. Where was Da-Fu dragged by the tiger in Chapter 30?

4. Why can't Dragon cross the bridge in Chapter 41?

5. In The Story That Ma Told, Ma tells of the what in her life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Ma relate in the novel? What does she discover in telling it?

2. Where had the orphan girl's brother been taken in Chapter 30? Who does she lead to the place?

3. Describe the Story of Da-A-Fu's Ancestors. Who were the ancestors from another story in the narrative?

4. What does Minli build a kite from in Chapter 39? What does it become?

5. Where do Minli and Dragon decide to stay in Chapter 27? What is nearby?

6. Who do the orphan girl and her brother turn out to be? What do they inform Minli about Great Green Tiger?

7. Where does the orphan girl lead Great Green Tiger in Chapter 31? What happens to Great Green Tiger?

8. What happens when Minli and Dragon reach Never-Ending Mountain in Chapter 39? What solution does Minli come up with?

9. What story does Ba relate in Chapter 40? Who created a pearl in the story?

10. What does A-Gong do to help Dragon in Chapter 33? What does he tell Minli?

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