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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. Dragon is over how many years old?

2. Who is the protagonist of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon?

3. What was it about the family that made the magistrate curious in Ba's story in Chapter 15?

4. Who was once a powerful and ruthless magistrate?

5. Who are Ma and Ba walking through the forest with in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Magistrate Tiger's son end up marrying the grocer's daughter? What is the moral of this story?

2. 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?

3. Describe the Story of the Dragon Gate. What powers does the gate have?

4. Who does Minli first meet in the City of Bright Moonlight? What news does he relate to her?

5. How do Ma and Ba feel when they discover Minli has left? What do they do?

6. What actions do Minli and Dragon take in Chapters 13 and 14? Why is their passage through the forest blocked?

7. What does Minli feel guilty for in Chapter 3? What does she do about it?

8. Why is Fruitless Mountain fruitless, according to Ba? How will it turn green?

9. What does Minli lament about her family? What does she do to change it in Chapter 2?

10. Who does the beggar turn out to be in Chapter 22?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the source material or inspiration for the Story of the Paper of Happiness. What is the moral of Ba's story? How does the theme of trust manifest itself in this tale?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the themes and symbolism in the Story of the Buffalo Boy's Friend. How old is the girl the Buffalo Boy meets? What is the moral of the Buffalo Boy's story?

Essay Topic 3

Describe on the setting of the City of Bright Moonlight and the character of the Buffalo Boy. Why does the Buffalo Boy have a buffalo with him? Where does the Buffalo Boy live? How old is he?

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