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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 does Minli remove from Dragon's head in Chapter 45?

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

3. After how many days does Minli return from her trip to meet the Old Man of the Moon?

4. What did the pearl become in the Story of the Dragon's Pearl?

5. Who kidnapped A-Fu's brother?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who awakens Minli in Chapter 37? How do the villagers react to Dragon?

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

4. Describe the Story of Da-A-Fu's Ancestors. Who were the ancestors from another story in the narrative?

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

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

7. What story does Ba relate in Chapter 40? Who created a pearl in the story?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Story of the Old Man of the Moon and the characters within it. How do the Old Man of the Moon and the Magistrate Tiger compare?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the characters of the goldfish seller and his fortuneteller grandmother, Lao Lao. What is the moral of the goldfish seller's story? How does the goldfish seller play into the plot of the novel?

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