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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 leaps at Minli outside the cave in Chapter 27?

2. What is the name of the man in the courtyard of the moon in Chapter 42?

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

4. Where do Minli and Dragon decide to spend the night in Chapter 27?

5. What does Minli sneak out of after waking up in Chapter 26?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do A-Fu and Da-Fu take Minli in Chapter 34? What story is related along the way?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and describe the motif of magic in Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. What magical elements have been revealed in the story? How do these elements relate to Chinese folklore?

Essay Topic 3

Define the literary elements of symbolism and metaphor. What are examples of symbolism in the King's story? What are examples of metaphors?

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