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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 Moon Shadow not like about the stained glass window?

2. Where is Windrider when he tells his son about his great dream?

3. What does Windrider do better than his co-workers?

4. What does Moon Shadow call America?

5. What were the white men who were attacking Moon Shadow's father trying to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were so many Chinese men unable to return to China after moving to America?

2. What is most upsetting to Bright Star about Black Dog?

3. What does Uncle Bright Star refuse to do for Windrider?

4. Where does Windrider find Black Dog after he goes missing?

5. What surprises Moon Shadow about the white people in America?

6. What does Moon Shadow call Americans, and why?

7. What was Windrider told in his great dream?

8. What does Moon Shadow call America, and why?

9. Why does Moon Shadow move to a house in the city?

10. What does Handclap tutor Moon shadow on during their trip to America?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how did those moments affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Hypocrisy was an attribute that was highlighted in this book. Where did hypocrisy appear, and how did the inclusion of this attribute affect Jamal throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might the author have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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