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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 is Ma angry at Ba in Chapter 9?
2. Fruitless Mountain, Ba says, will only grow green when what happens?
3. Who does the beggar turn out to be in Chapter 22?
4. In what country is Where the Mountain Meets the Moon set?
5. Where is the orphan's hut in the City of Bright Moonlight?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the setting at the beginning of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon? Who is present in the opening of the book?
2. How did Magistrate Tiger meet the Old Man of the Moon in the Story of the Old Man of the Moon?
3. 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?
4. How does Minli overcome the monkeys in Chapter 14?
5. What does the goldfish seller tell Ma and Ba in Chapter 12? Who was Lao Lao?
6. What story does the goldfish ask Ba to tell in Chapter 15? Who is in the story?
7. How did the dragon first come to consciousness?
8. What does Minli think of the Buffalo Boy's friend when she meets her?
9. What led to the dragon coming to life in Dragon's Story?
10. Describe the Story of the Dragon Gate. What powers does the gate have?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Grace Lin's childhood and location, career, awards and recognition, and major subjects and themes in the author's works. How is Lin's literary style described by critics and the public?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the narrative voice and tense of the novel. In what person is Where the Mountain Meets the Moon written? Is it in present tense or past tense? How does this affect the story?
Essay Topic 3
Define the term "theme" as it applies to literature. How is "greed" a theme in the narrative? How does Minli use the monkeys' greed against them in Chapter 14?
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