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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. Where does Minli go to find help for Dragon's wounds in Chapter 29?

2. Who tells the story of the Dragon's Pearl in Chapter 40?

3. Who stole the pearl in the Story of the Dragon's Pearl?

4. Who does Minli go to meet after waking up in Chapter 26?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Minli find when she reaches the moon in Chapter 42? What characters does she meet?

2. What does Minli find in the courtyard of the Old Man of the Moon?

3. What had happened to the orphan girl's brother in Chapter 30?

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

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

6. What changes do Ba and Ma undergo in Chapter 25? Why?

7. What happened when night came in the Story of Da-A-Fu's Ancestors?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the characters of the fish and Aunt Jin and their role in the narrative. What magical elements are foretold in the fish's story?

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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