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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. Who leads Minli and Dragon on the way to Never-Ending Mountain in Chapter 37?

2. Who does Ma say a prayer to in Chapter 28?

3. What heals the wounds left by the Green Tiger?

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

5. What did Minli create a kite from in Chapter 39?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the Old man of the Moon tell Minli when she meets him? What question does she ask of him?

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

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

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

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

7. What did Heavenly Grandfather dictate in Ba's story in Chapter 40? What was born in the tale?

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

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

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

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 2

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 3

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?

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