Characters
Who is Danny's cousin?
Chin-Kee
Embodiment of harmful stereotypes
Chin-Kee
Central thematic topic of the graphic novel
Identity
Chin-Kee embarrasses Danny in this location
lunchroom
What is the structure of the novel (how the story is told)
3 story lines come together about self acceptance
Wein chen Dad
Monkey King
What Jin tries to erase to fit in
Heritage
The Monkey King's journey teaches this key trait
humility
Chin-Kee symbolizes this internalized concept
shame
Towards the end of the book Jin waited here for Wei-Chen every day for a month
Boba tea shop
Jin's American alter ego
Danny
Message behind Chin-Kee’s exaggerated behavior
sterotypes
Jin's main struggle throughout the novel
acceptance
The Monkey King's main flaw
pride
The Monkey stayed under the rock for this long.
500 years
Bullied Jin in school
Peter
Toy that symbolizes transformation
Transformer
What message is revealed through Jin’s transformation into Danny
Rejecting your heritage doesn’t bring happiness
How is the Monkey King’s journey similar to Jin’s?
Both reject who they are, suffer for it, and learn to accept themselves
What is the significance of the Chin-Kee and Danny fight.
Getting back at Chin kee for all the years of humiliating him
Tze-Yo-Tzuh chose him for his mission
Wong Lai-Tsao?
What Wei-Chen hides about his background
emissary
What does the novel want readers to learn about stereotypes?
They are harmful
What is the deeper reason the Monkey King becomes Chin-Kee?
To help Jin face and accept his true identity
What is the significance of the herbalist.
Telling Jin he can be whatever he wants to be