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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 the Green Tiger demand every month to leave the village in peace in Chapter 36?

2. Who is the father of the girl who was friends with the Buffalo Boy?

3. Who rescues Minli in Chapter 29?

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

5. Why is Dragon sad after Minli returns from meeting the Old Man of the Moon?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What lesson did the Old Man of the Moon have for Wu Kang?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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