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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. Why is Pigsy not given the title of Buddha?

2. Who does Tripitaka have a dream about?

3. Who killed the King of Crow-Cock?

4. What causes Monkey great pain?

5. What carries Tripitaka across the lake?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Sandy different to Monkey and Pigsy?

2. Why does the Bodhisattva stop Monkey from destroying the wizard?

3. What is the perch's plan to capture Tripitaka?

4. What mistake does Kuan-yin tell Monkey he makes with the second monster in this section?

5. What are the character's new names?

6. In what way are Monkey and Pigsy's characters changing in this chapter?

7. Summarize the book.

8. How do the travelers get to Buddha's paradise from the village?

9. Why does the deity that cares for the town want to sacrifice the boy and girl?

10. Why do Monkey and the others have to stop traveling when they get to the river?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Monkey is both a folk and mythological story. What are the mechanics of a folk and mythological story in terms of the following?

1. Language

2. Character

3. Structure

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Compare Chinese and western culture.

1. What are the differences between the two cultures?

2. In what way have the two cultures influenced each other?

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