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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 4hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

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

b)

It warned her to stay away from Jade Dragon

c)

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

d)

It was immediately surrounded by other goldfish

2.

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

a)

ask where his mother was

b)

learn how to change color

c)

find out how to fly

d)

get his magic back

3.

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

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

4.

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

a)

He and Ba had once been good friends

b)

He had stolen her bag of belongings

c)

He was really the king in disguise

d)

He planned to give her magic seeds to take home

5.

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

a)

"Beware of one who shuns your gifts."

b)

"Two wrongs never make a right."

c)

"You only lose what you cling to."

d)

"Trust is the father of faith"

6.

Why did Minli run toward a village for help?

a)

The monkeys from the peach grove were chasing her

b)

The Green Tiger had seriously wounded Dragon

c)

People from the Outer City had cornered Dragon in a cave

d)

She had seen Jade Dragon circling the city

7.

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

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

8.

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

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

Shooting off a sparkling rocket the king had given her

9.

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

a)

he said he would answer only one of her questions

b)

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

c)

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

d)

the red threads on the ground wrapped around her ankles

10.

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

a)

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

b)

She wants help finding her lost dragon.

c)

She wants to be able to touch the moon.

d)

She wants a red string.

11.

What does the king pull from his gold pouch?

a)

a special stone

b)

a piece of special paper

c)

a red string

d)

a piece of the moon

12.

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

a)

True

b)

False

13.

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.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

alliteration

14.

Who waited outside the city for Minli to return?

a)

Minli's father

b)

Minli's mother

c)

Dragon

15.

Why is Dragon startled while waiting outside the city?

a)

The guardian lion statue moves and speaks to Minli.

b)

There is a sudden, loud sound.

c)

The king sends soldiers to capture Dragon.

16.

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

a)

a special piece of paper

b)

a gold coin

c)

a red thread

d)

a shell

17.

Who had the borrowed line?

a)

Minli

b)

Dragon

c)

They don't know.

d)

The guardian lion statues.

18.

What did Minli buy with her first coin?

a)

A bowl of rice

b)

A goldfish

c)

A compass

19.

When did Minli meet Dragon?

a)

When he was tied up by the monkeys.

b)

When the goldfish turned into Dragon.

c)

When Dragon saved her from the Green Tiger.

20.

Where was Dragon born?

a)

In a painting.

b)

In the river.

c)

In Fruitless Mountain.

21.

What did Minli do for the beggar?

a)

She gave him a coin.

b)

She protected him from the villagers.

c)

She bought him a peach.

22.

Who attacks Minli and Dragon?

a)

The monkeys.

b)

The goldfish man.

c)

The Green Tiger.

23.

How did Minli reach the Old Man of the Moon?

a)

Dragon took her there on his back.

b)

She used the borrowed lines to build a bridge.

c)

She flew over there with a kite.

24.

What was Dragon's question?

a)

Why can't I fly?

b)

Why I don't have friends?

c)

What is the meaning of life?

25.

Which word did Minli see in the Book of Fortune when she was about to ask her question?

a)

Friendship

b)

Happiness

c)

Thankfulness

26.

Who does Minli befriend on her journey?

a)

Dragon

b)

Tiger Magistrate

c)

Guardian Lions

27.

What does the King give Minli?

a)

The String of Destiny

b)

A torn page from the Book of Fortune

c)

A pouch containing a magical necklace

28.

Why did Dragon jump back in surprise as he passed the Lion Statues?

a)

He was surprised they were alive and could talk.

b)

They roared at him as he passed.

c)

They started glowing like the Sun.

29.

"Their stiff, curly manes look like rows of carved blossoms." This is an example of a __________.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

30.
How did Jade Dragon's children end the drought? 
a)
They sacrificed themselves and turned into water.
b)
They overthrew their mother and forced her to make it rain. 
c)
They flew into the clouds and punctured them so they would leak rain.
d)
They made their mother so sad that she wept for a thousand years, making it rain.
31.
What do people say when Minli asks an important question?
a)
"That is something you will have to ask the Old Man in the Moon." 
b)
"Stop bothering me with this childish foolishness."
c)
"Children should be seen and not heard."
d)
"That is a question for the Dragon of the North."
32.
What does Minli buy from the stranger who appears outside her home? 
a)
A Goldfish
b)
A hamster
c)
A baby dragon
d)
A tiger
33.

What sentence on page 121 shares a lesson or message?

a)

“You only lose what you cling to.”

b)

"It must be."

c)

"It was was only after much study that my great great grandfather was able to decipher the words."

34.

The monkeys are worried about their peaches because......

a)

there are very few peaches.

b)

the dragon eats all the peaches every day.

c)

the monkeys are greedy.

d)

the peaches will soon rot.

35.

When the soldiers were returning with the box, what happened to the Paper of Happiness?

a)

It was wet by rain and dissolved.

b)

It was written with invisible ink and could not be read.

c)

It caught on fire and was burned.

d)

It was carried away in the wind.

36.

What did Ma and Ba decide to do?

a)

They decided to go home and wait for Minli.

b)

They decided to walk even faster to find her.

c)

They wanted to convince the goldfish to tell them where she was.

d)

They decided to ask the Old Man of the Moon.

37.

What happens if a fish is able to swim up the waterfall and pass through the Dragon Gate?

a)

They will live forever.

b)

They will live in the sky as a rainbow.

c)

They will change into the form of a flying dragon.

d)

The goldfish will turn into a giant fish!

38.

What did the Old Man of the Moon use the string of destiny for?

a)

To tie to trees to make sure he does not lose his way.

b)

To measure people's height.

c)

To bind people together.

39.

Why did Min-li leave her home?

a)

Because her parents were rude

b)

She needed to change her family's fortune

c)

Because she was hungry

d)

She was kidnapped

40.

What were the twins names?

a)

silas and wilas

b)

Jayden and Jordan

c)

Da-a-Fu

d)

Miko and Mina

41.

What did Wu Kang always want?

a)

He always wanted to eat

b)

He always wanted more

c)

He always wanted to be right

d)

He always wanted a son

42.

What did Minli realize in Chapter 45?

a)

Fortune is much more than gold and jade.

b)

She didn't want to go home.

c)

She found out who the buffalo boy was.

d)

She realized she could ask The Old Man both questions.

43.

What color was the other dragon they saw when they passed the bay of water by the city?

a)

Purple

b)

Green

c)

Blue

d)

Orange

44.

What was the stone ball actually?

a)

Dragon diamond

b)

Dragon jade

c)

Dragon pearl

d)

Dragon emerald

45.

Why did Fruitless Mountain become Fruitful again?

a)

There was more rain in the future.

b)

One of Jade dragons children returned.

c)

A curse was lifted

d)

Jade dragon returned

46.

Compared to Ma at the beginning, does she have any change

a)

Yes, she does because without Minli her world feels like nothing

b)

Yes, because she is more selfish and doesn't want Ba to comfort her and thinks she needs only herself

c)

Yes, because she is less greedy, but still wants money and fame

d)

Yes, because when Dragon arrives, they decide to keep him as a pet and she's happy

47.

Inside the Never-Ending Mountain, what does Minli realize after the white rabbit tells the story of Wu-Kong

a)

She realizes that the seeds are bits of energy floating around

b)

She realizes that the seeds are the moon rain the The Village of Moon Rain has every full moon

c)

She realizes that the seeds are the energy that makes the full moon every night

d)

She realizes that every time the seeds drop they are pieces of floating bits of water which creates mist

48.

In the end of the story, what is the name of the new mountain?

a)

Fruitless Mountain

b)

Greenery Mountain

c)

Fruitful Mountain

d)

Jade Mountain

49.

Moonlight misted over the rough floors and made the sparse¹ room glow silver, the goldfish bowl looking like a second moon. The shabby walls and worn stones seemed to shimmer… muting² any flaws and transforming the house into a dwelling of luminous³ light and delicate shadows. Minli had never seen her home look so beautiful. ¹sparse: meager ²muting: softening ³luminous: bright

Why do you think Minli now finds her home so beautiful?

a)

Ma changed the color of their house

b)

She realizes how much she missed it

c)

They had a lot of visitors come by

50.

…there was a look of softness in Dragon’s eyes that Minli had never seen before. He was unused to kindness, she realized. He had spent most of his years alone and trapped by his flightless body.

How might Dragon’s flightless body “trap” him?

a)

He would rather be by himself than with other dragons.

b)

He hates the other dragons.

c)

Not being able to fly has kept him from being with other dragons.

d)

The king put a curse on him to not fly.