View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Judges agree was not the Emperor's fault?

2. Where does the Demon live?

3. Who does the Jade Emperor send for to help him with Monkey?

4. What does the Stone Monkey say Buddha should make him king of?

5. According to the sign, where does the land lead to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do the farmers want Monkey and Tripitaka to help them?

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

4. How does Monkey escape death?

5. How does Hsuan Tang revenge his father's death?

6. How does Kuan-yin get the monster onto her side?

7. How does the Stone Monkey become King?

8. Why does Kuan-yin think Hsuan Tsang will make a good script seeker?

9. How does Pigsy join the group?

10. Why does the Stone Monky leave his brethren?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Monkey's character to the character he was at the beginning of the book to the character he is at the end.

1. What did Monkey hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Monkey's ideas about life?

3. How has Monkey's character changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 3

Ch'Eng-En Wu gives some of his characters names relating to the Buddhist religion. Pick one of the following names and examine what meaning their name gives to their character and the story in general:

1. Tripitaka,

2. Bodhisattva

3. Subhuti.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 746 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample