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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. How was the ground in the Village of the Moon Rain when the ancestors had come to settle the area?

2. In Chapter 27, Minli and Dragon continue their journey as the land becomes what?

3. What did A-Gong discover the Green Tiger could not be fought with?

4. Who is the girl who was friends with the Buffalo Boy?

5. What ties Wu Kang to the tree in Chapter 42?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Story of Da-A-Fu's Ancestors. Who were the ancestors from another story in the narrative?

2. What changes do Ba and Ma undergo in Chapter 25? Why?

3. What does Minli find in the courtyard of the Old Man of the Moon?

4. What happens when the Tiger leaps at Minli in Chapter 29? Who is injured?

5. What does the Old man of the Moon tell Minli when she meets him? What question does she ask of him?

6. What story does Ma relate in the novel? What does she discover in telling it?

7. What subplots begin in Chapters 25-36? What obstacles does Minli face in this section of the narrative?

8. Where do Minli and Dragon decide to stay in Chapter 27? What is nearby?

9. What story does Ba relate in Chapter 40? Who created a pearl in the story?

10. What does Minli build a kite from in Chapter 39? What does it become?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and describe the motif of magic in Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. What magical elements have been revealed in the story? How do these elements relate to Chinese folklore?

Essay Topic 2

Define the term "protagonist" and how this role relates to Minli in the narrative. What is Minli's quest? How does she go about beginning her journey?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the characters of the fish and Aunt Jin and their role in the narrative. What magical elements are foretold in the fish's story?

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