Wonders Where the Mountain Meets the Moon U2W2

Who has the ability to determine each person's destiny by reading from the Book of Fortune?

• Minli

• Dragon

• Old Man of the Moon

Why does Minli want to see the Old Man of the Moon?

• She hopes he will be able to tell her how to help her poor family.

• She wants help finding her lost dragon.

• She wants to be able to touch the moon.

• She wants a red string.

What does the king pull from his gold pouch?

• a special stone

• a piece of special paper

• a red string

• a piece of the moon

The king thought the special paper was "the borrowed line" that Minli was searching for.

• True

• False

What figurative language is used in the following sentence?

Minli could see her anxious face as pale and as white as the moon reflected in it.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• alliteration

Who waited outside the city for Minli to return?

• Minli's father

• Minli's mother

• Dragon

Why is Dragon startled while waiting outside the city?

• The guardian lion statue moves and speaks to Minli.

• There is a sudden, loud sound.

• The king sends soldiers to capture Dragon.

What did the lion show Dragon?

• a fractured ball

• a cut on his paw

• a special piece of paper

What did the Old Man of the Moon give the lions?`

• a special piece of paper

• a gold coin

• a red thread

• a shell

Who had the borrowed line?

• Minli

• Dragon

• They don't know.

• The guardian lion statues.