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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 had Ba once seen carry a small dragon pearl?

2. What is the name of A-Fu and Da-Fu's village?

3. Why is Dragon sad after Minli returns from meeting the Old Man of the Moon?

4. Who says that if you make people near you happy, those who are far away will come in Chapter 44?

5. What does Minli hope to buy in the village in Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the character of Wu Kang. What was Wu Kang's conflict?

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

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

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

6. What did Heavenly Grandfather dictate in Ba's story in Chapter 40? What was born in the tale?

7. What do A-Fu's family do to help heal Minli in Chapter 36?

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

9. What does Minli encounter while trying to get to the village in Chapter 30?

10. Where had the orphan girl's brother been taken in Chapter 30? Who does she lead to the place?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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