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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. After the movie, why does Jin cross his arms across his chest?

2. In the conversation that Wei-Chen and Amelia have inside the storage room, what is Wei-Chen's attitude toward Jin?

3. On page 97, as Jin walks home from school, what are the thought balloons communicating?

4. What sport does Danny play?

5. How is Wong Lai-Tsao supposed to find his way on his journey?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Danny ask Steve for a copy of the game schedule, and how does Steve react?

2. What accidentally happens while Wei-Chen and Amelia are taking care of the animals after school, and how does this spur a change in Jin's life?

3. In Chapter 5, whom does Jin have a crush on, and what does he like about her?

4. What happens in each of Danny's classes when he brings Chin-Kee to school with him, and how does Danny react?

5. What does Chin-Kee bring for lunch, and how do the other students react to it?

6. What are the three things that make the other legendary monks besides Wong Lai-Tsao special?

7. When Jin finally tells Wei-Chen about his crush on a classmate, what changes in Wei-Chen's life as a result of their conversation?

8. What story did Jin's mother tell him about her choosing to marry his father?

9. Who is to accompany Wong Lai-Tsao on his trip, and where will they come from?

10. What rule have Jin's parents made about him dating, and how does he get around it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that makes and defends a claim about the stories that Jin has been told about his parents' pasts. Be sure to support your ideas with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that analyzes Jin's friendship with Peter Garbinsky. What motivates each of them to become friends, what is the nature of their friendship, and what does this friendship demonstrate about Jin? Support your claims with textual evidence.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that analyzes how both words and images are used to create humor in American Born Chinese. Support your ideas with evidence from the book.

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