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

2. When Minli enters the Old Man of the Moon's walled courtyard, she sees many what?

3. What does A-Fu say the Black Tiger called the Green Tiger mockingly in Chapter 30?

4. Minli promises to ask the Man of the Moon to give Dragon what in Chapter 41?

5. Who returns to Fruitless Mountain in Chapter 48?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Minli build a kite from in Chapter 39? What does it become?

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

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

4. What does Minli encounter while trying to get to the village in Chapter 30?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of friendship in Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. How many friends does Minli meet along her journey? How do Dragon's actions prove his friendship?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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