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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. Where do Dragon and Minli decide that Minli should enter alone in Chapter 16?

2. Who does the beggar turn out to be in Chapter 22?

3. What does the dragon's gate have the magical ability to do?

4. What is the name of Minli's village in the beginning of the book?

5. Who had torn a page from the Old Man of the Moon's Book of Fortune?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Lao Lao took sweets and wine to the Old Man of the Moon? What do Ma and Ba conclude from the story?

2. Who does the beggar turn out to be in Chapter 22?

3. If the first level of the book is the plot line of Minli and her family, what is the second level of the narrative?

4. What did the Magistrate send an official to the family's house for in the Story of the Paper of Happiness?

5. Why is Fruitless Mountain fruitless, according to Ba? How will it turn green?

6. What does Minli discuss with the King in Chapter 23? What story does the King tell?

7. Who made the rain start and stop in the Story of Fruitless Mountain? Who were her children? What became of them?

8. Where does Minli go when she leaves the Village of Fruitless Mountain? What leads her way?

9. How did Magistrate Tiger meet the Old Man of the Moon in the Story of the Old Man of the Moon?

10. What does Minli discover when she enters the City of Bright Moonlight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define the literary elements of symbolism and metaphor. What are examples of symbolism in the King's story? What are examples of metaphors?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the character of Xiao Mao and the lions which guard the City of Bright Moonlight. How did the lions come into existence? What character traits do they exhibit?

Essay Topic 3

Define the term "parable" and how it relates to the Story of the Old Man of the Moon. Who are the principle characters within the story? Who was Magistrate Tiger and how is he described in the text?

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