Chapters 1-2
Minli
What is the name of the magistrate in the Man of the Moon story?
Magistrate Tiger
The goldfish's instructions tell Minli to mess around with a needle, a bowl of water, and a piece of bamboo and follow whose direction to find Never-Ending Mountain?
the white jumping rabbit on her rice bowl
Why does the dragon need Minli's help?
he's tied up
Minli thinks the dragon is at least how old?
100 years
What does "Minli" mean in Chinese?
quick thinking
Where does the Old Man of the Moon supposedly live?
at the top of Never-Ending Mountain
What's funny about the trickling stream of water Minli discovers when she wakes up?
it's salty
Who created the dragon?
a painter
Minli falls asleep on Dragon's head. What wakes her up?
the shrieking monkeys
What were the names of Jade Dragon's four dragon children?
Pearl, Yellow, Long, Black
Who says, "I know how you can get to Never-Ending Mountain and ask the Old Man of the Moon a question"?
the goldfish
Ma found footprints leading into the woods that may have belonged to Minli. Accompanying the footprints was another mark- a long pulling line. What did they think it might be?
someone dragging a walking stick
The goldfish man's fortune was changed. He was fated to live until he was 19 years old, but this was changed so that he would/could live how long?
99 years
What does Minli try to get past the monkeys?
a big bowl of rice
When Minli's Ba has finished telling "The Story of Fruitless Mountain" she wants to hear another story. What is it about?
The Old Man of the Moon
Who says, "More stories? Haven't we had enough of those?"
Minli's Ma
Who says, "I'm not tired. If you are tired, you can rest."
Ma
Who says, "Perhaps..you need to trust her"?
the goldfish man
Ba says that trying to find Minli is like trying to find...what?
the paper of happiness
Why can't the four dragon children make it rain?
it would dishonor their mother
Name the 10 items that Minli takes with her on her journey
a needle, her white rabbit rice bowl, a hollow gourd full of water, a fishnet, a large pot, a pair of chopsticks, a small piece of dried bamboo, a small knife, some uncooked rice, the one remaining copper coin
Who says, "Stories are not foolish'"?
Ba
The Goldfish Man leaves Ma and Ba with a gift. What is it?
a silver fish
The family in "The Story of the Paper of Happiness" is so happy that even their dogs don't...what?
bark