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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 is etched in the stained glass window?

2. How did Moon Shadow's grandfather die?

3. What does Moon Shadow not like about the stained glass window?

4. What is a queue a symbol of?

5. When does Moon Shadow interact with white men most often?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Moon Shadow's father take Windrider as his new name in America?

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

3. What causes Windrider to regret saving Black Dog's life?

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

5. What happens when Windrider repairs a car?

6. Why does Black Dog promise to come clean?

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

8. How does Windrider get Black Dog safely home?

9. Why does Handclap choose to return to America a second time?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Belonging and having security were two themes present in this novel. Where did these themes appear, and which characters were most motivated by them?

Essay Topic 3

What did the flying machine mean to Windrider, and how did it affect his life and his view on reality?

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