People
At the beginning of the story, believes Ba's stories are a foolish waste of time
Who is Ma?
To find out if he can fly
Why does Dragon want to meet the Old Man of the Moon?
To meet the Old Man of the Moon
Where is Minli going on her journey?
The Village of Fruitless Mountain
Where does Minli's family live?
The two reasons Minli decides to leave to change her family's fortune.
A-fu and Da-fu
Who are the twins that help Minli?
Helped Minli with directions to find the Old Man of the Moon and what to bring with her
Who is the goldfish Minli bought and set free?
Dragon and Minli learn that this is where fish can turn into dragons.
What is the Dragon's Gate?
The Village of the Moon Rain
What is the name of Da-A-Fu's village? (Also A-gong and or Amah's village)
Your son will marry a grocer's daughter
What did the Old Man of the Moon tell Magistrate Tiger that made him so angry?
Dressed as a beggar; gave Minli a borrowed line
Who is the King of the City of Bright Moonlight?
In anger, she made Fruitless Mountain a barren place.
Who is Jade Dragon?
Minli used their greed against them, and they got their hands stuck in the rice pot.
What happens to the monkeys in the peach trees?
a cave
Where were Dragon and Minli attacked by Green Tiger?
It is used to tie together people who are destined to meet somehow.
What is the red thread?
Tried to have a toddler murdered so his son would not marry her
Who is Magistrate Tiger?
What are the seeds that fall from the tree Wu Kang tries to cut down every night?
Turned into a bridge to the moon
What is the borrowed line that Dragon received from the guardian lions of the City of Bright Moonlight?
the well
Where did Green Tiger end up? or Where did Da-A-Fu trick Green Tiger into going?
Pearl, Yellow, Long, and Black
Every night, he tries to chop down the only tree on Never-Ending Mountain
Who is Wu Kang?
It became the moon.
What happened to the dragon's perfect pearl?
This made the kite (not the string) that Minli flew to the moon.
What is the borrowed line that Minli received from the king of the City of Bright Moonlight?
The stone lions guarded this.
What is the City of Bright Moonlight?
All of Ba's stories are actually true
What do Minli and reader's realize near the end of the book?