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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. Why can't Dragon cross the bridge in Chapter 41?

2. Who says that if you make people near you happy, those who are far away will come in Chapter 44?

3. What is the name of the man in the courtyard of the moon in Chapter 42?

4. The Old Man of the Moon welcomes Minli and tells her that every how many years a person comes to him and is allowed to ask only one question?

5. Minli promises to ask the Man of the Moon to give Dragon what in Chapter 41?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the characters of the fish and Aunt Jin and their role in the narrative. What magical elements are foretold in the fish's story?

Essay Topic 2

Define the term "parable" and how it relates to the Story of the Old Man of the Moon. Who are the principle characters within the story? Who was Magistrate Tiger and how is he described in the text?

Essay Topic 3

Define the literary elements of "exposition" and "rising action." How do these elements help to form the plot line in a literary narrative? How has the level of tension changed in Chapters 21 and 22?

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