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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. Who does the Emperor send to bring him Monkey?

2. Who sends 100,000 men to fight Monkey?

3. What does the bridge lead to?

4. Where does the Stone Monkey live with the other monkeys?

5. What is the monster's real name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Jade Emperor a wise leader?

2. What does the Stone Monkey see on the other side of the waterfall?

3. How does Monkey get weapons for his brethren?

4. How does Jade Emperor try to make Monkey mortal?

5. What is the challenge Buddha lays down for Monkey?

6. How does the Planet Venus persuade Monkey to return to heaven?

7. How does Jade Emperor try to control Monkey?

8. Why does the Patriarach banish the Stone Monkey?

9. How does Monkey trick Pigsy?

10. In what way is Tripitaka not well suited to adventure?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did Ch'Eng-En Wu decide to end the story like he did? How else could he have ended the story? What new meaning would this ending have given the story?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the animals in the book and examine the myths that surround that animal in popular culture. How did these myths develop? What is the truth behind the myth?

Essay Topic 3

Monkey is translated from Chinese into English. How much meaning can a book loses through a translation? What aspects of the book do you think would be the most difficult to express in English? How do you think a translator can overcome these difficulties?

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