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

3. Who kidnapped A-Fu's brother?

4. What does Minli decide to do to send a message to the Man of the Moon when she and Dragon can no longer climb the mountain?

5. When the rain finally came to the Village of the Moon Rain, what did it appear to be made of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How is the rain described in the Story of the Village of Moon Rain?

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

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

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

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

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

Where is the setting at the beginning of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon? In what country does the narrative take place? Is there an indication of the time period? How is Minli's village described?

Essay Topic 3

Describe on the setting of the City of Bright Moonlight and the character of the Buffalo Boy. Why does the Buffalo Boy have a buffalo with him? Where does the Buffalo Boy live? How old is he?

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