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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 did A-Fu and her brother use against the Great Green Tiger?

2. Da-Fu's ancestors are the truly happy family that had angered who many years before?

3. Whose medicine heals Dragon's wounds in Chapter 33?

4. When the rain finally came to the Village of the Moon Rain, what did it appear to be made of?

5. Minli's family had given the dragon pearl to whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What subplots begin in Chapters 25-36? What obstacles does Minli face in this section of the narrative?

2. What does Minli tell Dragon when she returns from the moon? How does Dragon regain the ability to fly?

3. What happens when the Tiger leaps at Minli in Chapter 29? Who is injured?

4. Where does Minli sneak out of in Chapter 26? Who does she go see?

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

6. Describe the character of Wu Kang. What was Wu Kang's conflict?

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

8. How is the rain described in the Story of the Village of Moon Rain?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the characters of the goldfish seller and his fortuneteller grandmother, Lao Lao. What is the moral of the goldfish seller's story? How does the goldfish seller play into the plot of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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