Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

What surprised Minli after she released her goldfish into the Jade River?

• It turned into a large, rainbow colored dolphin and swam away

• It warned her to stay away from Jade Dragon

• It told her it knew how to get to Never-Ending Mountain

• It was immediately surrounded by other goldfish

Dragon wanted to see the Old Man of the Moon to...

• ask where his mother was

• learn how to change color

• find out how to fly

• get his magic back

Dragon and Minli were able to pass through the peach grove after Minli...

• brewed a magical, medicinal tea that protected them from the bad air

• convinced the ravens to go in search of Jade Dragon's lost children

• showed her white rabbit rice bowl compass to Magistrate Tiger's guard

• tricked the monkeys with a fish net and an overflowing pot of rice

What did Minli discover after the beggar grew a tree from the peach pit?

• He and Ba had once been good friends

• He had stolen her bag of belongings

• He was really the king in disguise

• He planned to give her magic seeds to take home

What did the page from the Book of Fortune say when Minli visited the king?

• "Beware of one who shuns your gifts."

• "Two wrongs never make a right."

• "You only lose what you cling to."

• "Trust is the father of faith"

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Why did Minli run toward a village for help?

• The monkeys from the peach grove were chasing her

• The Green Tiger had seriously wounded Dragon

• People from the Outer City had cornered Dragon in a cave

• She had seen Jade Dragon circling the city

How did Da-A-Fu get rid of the Green Tiger?

• They lured him into a cave and then used torches to set him on fire

• They threw a large blanket on him and forced him off a cliff

• They tricked him into jumping into a water filled well to fight his son

• The convinced the Old Man of the Moon to send a Red Bear to destroy him

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Minli got the attention of the Old Man of the Moon by...

• Singing the song that Da-A-Fu's family had taught her

• Making a kite of the two borrowed lines and flying it high in the sky

• Waving her warm, colorful coat in the air as the moon was rising

• Shooting off a sparkling rocket the king had given her

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As Minli walked toward the Old Man of the Moon, she was shocked when...

• he said he would answer only one of her questions

• she heard herself ask if she could stay on Never-Ending Mountain

• Ba rose to his feet and stood behind the Old Man of the Moon

• the red threads on the ground wrapped around her ankles

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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.