American Born Chinese Quiz
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Answer the following questions based on the events of American Born Chinese.
- 1.Who is the author of American Born Chinese?
- A.
Jin Wang Chen
- B.
Gene Luen Yang
- C.
Wei-Chen Lau
- D.
Ju Lo Yang
- 2.What type of novel is American Born Chinese?
- A.
Historical Fiction
- B.
Comic Book
- C.
Realistic Fiction
- D.
Graphic Novel
- 3.American Born Chinese won what award for excellence in young adult literature?
- A.
The Newberry Award
- B.
The Printz Award
- C.
The Caldecott
- D.
All of the Above
- 4.The Monkey King is the ruler of_______________.
- A.
Peach Prime Land
- B.
Monkey World
- C.
Flower Fruit Mountain
- D.
Kung Fu Kingdom
- 5.Why is the Monkey King not allowed into the party with the other deities?
- A.
He is rude to the doorman
- B.
He threatens to start a fight
- C.
He complains about how long the line is to get into the party
- D.
He isn't wearing shoes
- 6.When the Monkey King returns to his home after the party he smells______________in his house.
- A.
Monkey
- B.
Bananas
- C.
Flower fruits
- D.
Smelly shoes
- 7.Based on the parable his mother tells him in chapter 2, we can assume that the reasoning behind Jin's parents moving is so that________________.
- A.
Jin can get a good education
- B.
Jin can make friends
- C.
Jin's parents can make more money
- D.
Jin can play basketball
- 8.When Jin tells the herbalisist's wife that he wants to be a Transformer, she tells him he can be whatever he wants as long as he______________.
- A.
Gives her $5
- B.
Prays to the Gods
- C.
Works hard in school
- D.
Gives up his soul
- 9.When Jin is introduced at school, Timmy asks the teacher if Jin_______________.
- A.
Speaks any English
- B.
Eats rice
- C.
Is good at math
- D.
Eats dog
- 10.When the bully with buckteeth makes fun of Jin for having buckteeth, that is an example of _____________.
- A.
Symbolism
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Irony
- D.
Simile
- 11.The FIRST person who pretends to be Jin's friend is_____________.
- A.
Wei-Chen
- B.
Timmy
- C.
Steve
- D.
Peter Garbinski
- 12.When Jin first sees Wei-Chen he_______________.
- A.
Is excited for a new friend
- B.
Is worried that Timmy will make fun of Wei-Chen
- C.
Hates him
- D.
Can't wait to introduce him to Suzy Nakamura
- 13.Jin finally befriends Wei-Chen when Wei-Chen shares _____________ with Jin.
- A.
A toy robot
- B.
His Game Boy
- C.
A stuffed monkey
- D.
His lunch
- 14.The author sets up Chin-Kee's story like a ______________.
- A.
Mystery
- B.
Drama
- C.
Sit-com
- D.
Reality show
- 15.Danny has a crush on a girl named___________.
- A.
Amelia
- B.
Melanie
- C.
Suzy
- D.
Janet
- 16.In the beginning of the book, we are lead to believe that Chin-Kee is Danny's ______________.
- A.
Friend
- B.
Uncle
- C.
Brother
- D.
Cousin
- 17.In what way is Chin-Kee a stereotype for Asians?
- A.
The way he talks
- B.
The clothes he wears
- C.
The way he looks
- D.
All of the above
- 18.The Monkey King studies _____ disciplines of kung fu.
- A.
4
- B.
8
- C.
12
- D.
16
- 19.After studying the discplines of kung fu in his cave, the Monkey King appears to be more like a(n) ______________.
- A.
God
- B.
Eagle
- C.
Monkey
- D.
Human
- 20.After studying his disciplines of kung fu, the Monkey King insists on being called____________.
- A.
The Great Sage, Equal of Heaven
- B.
Wonderful God of Flower Fruit Mountain
- C.
Tze-Yo-Tzuh
- D.
Lao-Tsu
- 21.After stomping Ao-Kuang (the Dragon King), he gives the Monkey King a _____________.
- A.
Secret kung fu discipline
- B.
Pair of shoes
- C.
Magic cudgel
- D.
Book of Chinese fables
- 22.When Tze-Yo-Tzuh tells the Monkey King that he is always within his reach, what does the Monkey King do?
- A.
He shape-shifts into a dragon
- B.
He clones himself using his hair
- C.
He becomes a giant and stomps on him
- D.
He flies on a cloud through the frames of the book
- 23.When the Monkey King flies to the five pillars of gold, what evidence proves that he is still within Tze-Yo-Tzuh's reach at all times?
- A.
The Monkey King's pee is on Tze-Yo-Tzuh's hand
- B.
The Monkey King's name is carved in Tze-Yo-Tzuh's hand
- C.
The Monkey King's shoes are left in Tze-Yo-Tzuh's hand
- D.
Both A and B
- 24.What is the Monkey King's punishment for not changing back into a monkey?
- A.
He is stuck under a mountain of rocks
- B.
He is transformed into a human
- C.
He is forced to live on earth
- D.
He is sent to live in the ocean
- 25.Who does Jin have a crush on?
- A.
Amelia
- B.
Melanie
- C.
Suzy
- D.
Janet
- 26.When Wei-Chen finds out that Jin likes a girl, Jin tells Wei-Chen to stop acting like a(n)___________.
- A.
Loser
- B.
Idiot
- C.
F.O.B.
- D.
Immature little kid
- 27.When Jin refuses to volunteer to work with Amelia after school to take care of the animals in the science lab, Wei-Chen calls Jin a(n) ______________.
- A.
F.O.B.
- B.
Loser
- C.
Scared lizard
- D.
Cowardly turtle
- 28.Jin decides he will get Amelia's attention by_______________.
- A.
Taking care of the class pets with her after school
- B.
Asking her to help him study for a test
- C.
Changing his hair style
- D.
Getting new clothes
- 29.When Jin goes to find Wei-Chen and Amelia in the closet______________.
- A.
He was jealous
- B.
Everything was a blur
- C.
He asks Amelia out on a date
- D.
All of the above
- 30.When Chin-Kee goes to school with Danny he embarasses Danny by________________.
- A.
Answering all the questions in class
- B.
Eating cat for lunch
- C.
Peeing in Steve's Coke
- D.
All of the above
- 31.Danny admits to Steve that he must change schools often because_____________.
- A.
He never finds a basketball team good enough for him
- B.
His parents are always changing jobs
- C.
Chin-Kee visits and he is so embarrassed that he has to leave
- D.
He is always getting into fights with other students
- 32.Wong Lai-Tso is sent on a mission by the emissaries to_________________.
- A.
Deliver three packages to the West
- B.
Save endangered deities
- C.
Help Tze-Yo-Tzuh defeat dangerous demons
- D.
Preach to the vagrants across China
- 33.There was a Chinese inscription on the rocks that laid on top of the Monkey King. What did it prevent him from doing?
- A.
Practicing kung fu
- B.
Changing back to a monkey
- C.
Getting out from under the rocks
- D.
Changing his shoes
- 34.Wong Lai-Tso explains to the Monkey King that he can be free if he simply______________.
- A.
Apologizes to Tze-Yo-Tzuh
- B.
Defeats a pair of demons
- C.
Returns to his monkey form
- D.
All of the above
- 35.After the Monkey King defeats the demons, the Monkey King_______________.
- A.
Apologizes to Tze-Yo-Tzue
- B.
Takes his shoes off
- C.
Goes back to practicing kung fu
- D.
Carries Wong Lai-Tso on the rest of their journey
- 36.Jin's cousin,____________, tells him that its not worth taking a girl on a date before getting his driver's license.
- A.
Charlie
- B.
Wang
- C.
Lee
- D.
Henry
- 37.Jin nearly embarrasses himself on his date with Amelia because________________.
- A.
He throws up in front of her
- B.
His bike gets a flat tire
- C.
He uses soap as deodorant
- D.
He forgets his wallet
- 38.After his date with Amelia, what does Jin imagine?
- A.
Amelia saying, "I love you."
- B.
Jin and Amelia getting married.
- C.
Jin and Amelia having a child.
- D.
All of the above
- 39.At school, what does Greg ask Jin?
- A.
If he really likes Amelia
- B.
Not to ask Amelia out again
- C.
What he thought about the movie with Amelia
- D.
If Suzy Nakamura was single
- 40.
- A.
He makes fun of his glasses
- B.
He calls him an F.O.B.
- C.
He kisses Suzy
- D.
He makes Wei-Chen talk to his mom on the phone for hours
- 41.After wishing to transform into someone else, who does Jin turn into?
- A.
Danny
- B.
The Monkey King
- C.
Wei-Chen
- D.
Wong Lai-Tso
- 42.Chin-Kee is singing like_______________in the library when Danny gets fed up and beats him up.
- A.
The Backstreet Boys
- B.
William Hung
- C.
Charlie Chan
- D.
Styx
- 43.After Danny punches Chin-Kee's head off, Chin-Kee reveals himself to be____________.
- A.
The Monkey King
- B.
The son of the Monkey King
- C.
Tze-Yo-Tzue
- D.
Jin Wang
- 44.Wei-Chen is actually_____________.
- A.
The Monkey King
- B.
The son of the Monkey King
- C.
Tze-Yo-Tzuh
- D.
The Eagle emissary
- 45.Before being sent down to Earth, the Monkey King tells his son to avoid human vices. Which one does he break first?
- A.
Wearing fancy clothes
- B.
Smoking cigarettes
- C.
Lying
- D.
Cheating
- 46.The Monkey King gives his son ________________ to remind him who he really is.
- A.
A cape
- B.
Shoes
- C.
Glasses
- D.
A transformer
- 47.At the end of the novel, The Monkey King explains to Jin that he appeared to him as Chin-Kee to serve as a "signpost" to his _______________.
- A.
Mind
- B.
Heart
- C.
Heritage
- D.
Soul
- 48.Chin-Kee is Jin's cousin from whose side of the family?
- A.
His mom's
- B.
His dad's
- C.
It is unclear whose side of the family he is from
- D.
All of the Above
- 49.Where does Jin go to wait to speak to Wei-Chen at the end of the book?
- A.
A Chinese cafe
- B.
School
- C.
A car show
- D.
Math circles
- 50.What is different about Wei-Chen at the end of the book?
- A.
He drives a nice car
- B.
He wears nicer clothes
- C.
He smokes cigarettes
- D.
All of the above
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