WTMMTM Section 1 Quiz

Which word best describes Ma?

• dissatisfied

• loving

• mocking

• happy

How does Ma feel about the stories Ba tells Minli?

• A. Ma is afraid of his stories.

• B. Ma thinks the stories cause Minli to daydream.

• C. Ma loves his stories.

Her arms and legs were so tired that she felt like an old crab crawling on rocks. This sentence contains?

• an idiom

• a metaphor

• an adage

• a simile

Why does Minli wish she could change her family’s fortune? Select TWO answers.

• A. Ma has caused Minli to dislike hard work.

• B. Ba’s stories have filled Minli’s head with big dreams.

• C. Minli thinks Ma is right; they work so hard and have so little.

• D. Minli wants her mother to be happy.

• E. Minli believes Ba’s stories and thinks the Old Man of the Moon will make them rich.

Who promises to bring fortune to their home?

• The Old Man of the Moon

• Dragon

• the goldfish man

• the Jade Dragon

What was a result of Minli setting the goldfish free?

• The goldfish told Minli how to get to Never-Ending Mountain to find the Old Man of the Moon.

• The goldfish told Minli where to find Dragon.

• The goldfish gave Minli three wishes.

• The goldfish promised Minli great fortune as a reward.

What is the ultimate purpose of Minli’s quest?

• to find the Jade Dragon’s children

• to find a real dragon

• to try to change her family’s fortune

• to find out if there really is an Old Man of the Moon

Who did Ma blame for Minli’s leaving?

• Ma blames herself.

• Ma blames Ba and his stories.

• Ma blames the Old Man of the Moon.

• Ma blames Minli.

Why had Dragon been tied up?

• The monkeys didn’t want to share the peaches in the orchard.

• Magistrate Tiger was angry at Dragon for destroying his palace and tied him up to punish him.

• It was written in the Old Man of the Moon’s Book of Fortune.

• The goldfish man had been afraid of Dragon so he tied him up.

Why did Dragon go with Minli on her journey?

• Dragon wanted to help her in return for Minli untying him.

• Dragon wanted to find out how he could fly.

• Minli invited Dragon so he would stop crying.

• Minli invited Dragon because he knew where to find the Old Man of the Moon.