Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Chapters 4-7

1.  Why does Minli leave her home?

2.  What do you think is going to happen to Minli?

3.  What do Ma and Ba do after they discover Minli is gone?

4.  Why does Minli feel money is so important?

5.  Why does Minli buy a goldfish?

6.  Why does the fish talk to Minli?

7.  What does the note that Minli wrote to her parents say?

8.  Why does Minli ask Ba to tell her stories?

9.  What occupation do Ma and Ba have?

10.  How old is Minli?

Identify the speaker: Minli, Ba, Ma, or the Narrator.

Tell how the sentence relates to the plot of the story. What does it reveal about a character or what is the cause or affect of the event or dialogue?

1.  “Ba, you said you would tell me the old Man of the Moon story again today.”

2.  “Ma shook her head and sighed, but said nothing, so Ba began.”

3.  “The old man of the Moon knows everything and can answer any question you ask.”

4.  “The goldfish man said that it will bring fortune to our house.”

5.  “You’re always wishing to do impossible things!”

6.  “That is a question you will have to ask the old man of the moon.”

7.  “I’m sorry I can’t keep you, Minli whispered.”

Write the definition. Use the word in a sentence.

Excitement

Swum

Seaweed

Flickering

Daze

Bitterness

Pitiless

Twirling

Enthralled

Obedient