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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chin-Kee want to do when he goes to school with Danny?
(a) Work on improving his English.
(b) Learn to play American football.
(c) Show American students how to do math.
(d) Find himself an American girlfriend.

2. What is the picture that demonstrates the Monkey King's "Invulnerability to Wounds" (57)?
(a) The Monkey King meditates while being decapitated.
(b) The Monkey King meditates in the middle of a fire.
(c) The Monkey King meditates in freezing temperatures.
(d) The Monkey King meditates under water.

3. What is the name of Jin's third grade teacher?
(a) Mrs. Robertson.
(b) Mrs. Foster.
(c) Mrs. Greeder.
(d) Mrs. Malone.

4. Where is Danny's father at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) In the back yard.
(b) In the garage.
(c) At the airport.
(d) At work.

5. Who are the Lion, Ox, Human, and Eagle?
(a) They judge disputes between gods.
(b) They carry messages to Tze-Yo-Tzuh.
(c) They are the earthly forms of Tze-Yo-Tzuh.
(d) They guard the prison where demons are kept.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the Monkey King trapped under the pile of rocks by Tze-Yo-Tzuh?

2. Where is Wei-Chen Sun from?

3. How long does it take the Monkey King to acquire the Four Major Disciplines of Invulnerability?

4. What does Danny drop when his mother tells him that Chin-Kee is coming to visit?

5. What finally convinces Jin to give Wei-Chen a chance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Monkey King find when he arrives in heaven, and why is it especially difficult for him?

2. What is the "old Chinese parable" that Jin's mother tells him while they are moving (23)?

3. Describe the two settings in Chapter 1.

4. How did Jin's parents meet?

5. What jobs did Jin's parents have before they graduated, and what jobs did they have after they graduated?

6. What does Jin tell the herbalist's wife he wants to be when he grows up, and how does she respond?

7. After the Monkey King beats many of them up, who do the gods and goddesses ask for help, and what do they want them to do?

8. What two things are Danny and Melanie talking about when Chapter 3 opens?

9. What happens when the Monkey King is refused entrance to the party?

10. What happens when the Monkey King reports to the Dragon King?

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