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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 is guarding the gate at the entrance to the moon in Chapter 42?

2. Who stole the pearl in the Story of the Dragon's Pearl?

3. Where had the pearl fallen in the Story of the Dragon's Pearl?

4. When the rain finally came to the Village of the Moon Rain, what did it appear to be made of?

5. Who returns to Fruitless Mountain in Chapter 48?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Minli sneak out of in Chapter 26? Who does she go see?

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

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

4. What does Minli tell Dragon when she returns from the moon? How does Dragon regain the ability to fly?

5. What lesson did the Old Man of the Moon have for Wu Kang?

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

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

8. Where does the orphan girl lead Great Green Tiger in Chapter 31? What happens to Great Green Tiger?

9. What does Minli find when she reaches the moon in Chapter 42? What characters does she meet?

10. What does A-Gong do to help Dragon in Chapter 33? What does he tell Minli?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define the literary element of conflict. What conflicts does Minli face in the novel? What conflict does Minli face with the tiger? How does conflict serve to propel the plot forward?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the source material or inspiration for the Story of the Paper of Happiness. What is the moral of Ba's story? How does the theme of trust manifest itself in this tale?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Story of the Old Man of the Moon and the characters within it. How do the Old Man of the Moon and the Magistrate Tiger compare?

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