Characters
Cultural Elements
Plot
Conflicts
Themes
100

This character goes on an adventure to find the Old Man of the Moon.

Who is Minli?

100

This culture can be identified in Where the Mountain Meets the Moon.

What is Chinese culture?

100

This is when Minli buys a goldfish.

What is rising action?

100

This is the conflict between Ma and Ba at the beginning  of the story.

What is Ma and Ba arguing about telling Minli stories?

100

This is a very important theme in the story.

What is gratitude is important?

200

This character cannot fly.

Who is Dragon?

200

Minli and her family always have this for dinner.

What is rice?

200

This is when Minli meets Dragon.

What is rising action?

200

This is the conflict between the Green Tiger and Da-A-Fu's village.

What is the Green Tiger demanding sacrifices?

200

This is the theme that Dragon realizes in the story.

What is perserverance is key?

300

This character is sad that she is not rich.

Who is Ma?

300

Ba tells Minli one of these every night.

What are stories?

300

This is when Minli meets the Old Man of the Moon.

What is climax?

300

This is the conflict between Fruitless Village and Fruitless Mountain.

What is the mountain not producing food?

300

This is the theme that Minli realizes near the end of the story.

What is true fortune does not have anything to do with money?

400

This character is very old.

Who is The Old Man of the Moon?

400

Da-A-Fu and their family believe in this deeply.

What is remaining optimistic?

400

This is when Minli realizes that she does not have to change her fortune.

What is resolution?

400

This is the conflict between Wu Kang and the tree.

What is Wu Kang trying to chop down a tree that keeps growing back?

400

This is a theme that is demonstrated through the bond of Dragon and Minli.

What is journeys are more fun with friends?

500

This character only comes to her friend's house once a month.

Who is the buffalo boy's friend?

500

Minli's parents work in this field.

What is agriculture?

500

This is when the goldfish man visits Minli's village.

What is falling action?

500

This is the conflict between Magistrate Tiger and the Paper of Happiness.

What is him not being able to read it?

500
This is a theme that Minli demonstrates throughout the story.

What is putting others before yourself?