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

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

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

4. What is the name of A-Fu and Da-Fu's village?

5. How was the ground in the Village of the Moon Rain when the ancestors had come to settle the area?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happens when the Tiger leaps at Minli in Chapter 29? Who is injured?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the source material or inspiration for the Story of the Paper of Happiness. What is the moral of Ba's story? How does the theme of trust manifest itself in this tale?

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