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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 story does Ba tell in Chapter 15?
2. What was the man reading who refused to bow to the magistrate?
3. What do Ba and Ma do after discovering Minli has left?
4. How does the Buffalo Boy describe his beautiful female friend?
5. What did the Dragon come to life in?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does the beggar turn out to be in Chapter 22?
2. How did Magistrate Tiger meet the Old Man of the Moon in the Story of the Old Man of the Moon?
3. What does the goldfish seller tell Ma and Ba in Chapter 12? Who was Lao Lao?
4. What news did the Old Man of the Moon give to Magistrate Tiger in the Story of the Old Man of the Moon? How did Magistrate Tiger react?
5. What does Minli think of the Buffalo Boy's friend when she meets her?
6. Where does Minli go with the Buffalo Boy in Chapter 21? Who does Minli run into there? What does he do?
7. What actions do Minli and Dragon take in Chapters 13 and 14? Why is their passage through the forest blocked?
8. What is the setting at the beginning of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon? Who is present in the opening of the book?
9. Where does the Buffalo Boy Live? What story does he relate?
10. Why does the dragon tell Minli he was trapped in Chapter 11? Who trapped him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define the term "parable" and how it relates to the Story of the Old Man of the Moon. Who are the principle characters within the story? Who was Magistrate Tiger and how is he described in the text?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the characters of Ma and Ba in the narrative. What qualities does Ba exhibit? How does Ma feel about her place in life? How do Ma and Ba impact Minli's decisions?
Essay Topic 3
Define the literary element of conflict. What conflicts does Minli face in the novel? What conflict does Minli face with the tiger? How does conflict serve to propel the plot forward?
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