Q 01/05

Whom does Moon Shadow write to in Dragonwings for advice on building his father's flying machine?

A) Thomas Edison

B) The Wright brothers

C) Nikola Tesla

D) Alexander Graham Bell

Answer · why

B) The Wright brothers

The Wright brothers were still doubted by much of the public, yet Orville wrote back promptly with diagrams and charts. Windrider treated each reply a...

Q 02/05

Which San Francisco-born author based Dragonwings on a real Chinese immigrant who built a plane?

A) Amy Tan

B) Bette Bao Lord

C) Linda Sue Park

D) Laurence Yep

Answer · why

D) Laurence Yep

Laurence Yep grew up working in his parents' grocery store and has said he felt too American for Chinatown and too Chinese for anywhere else. Moon Sha...

Q 03/05

What does Windrider make so well in Dragonwings that Moon Shadow knows his skill before they meet?

A) Kites

B) Lanterns

C) Fireworks

D) Puppets

Answer · why

A) Kites

Kites are how Moon Shadow first knows him: back in China his mother flies the ones Windrider left behind, including a fast swallow. The real model was...

Q 04/05

What business does the Company run in Dragonwings, serving the white customers of San Francisco?

A) A restaurant

B) A grocery store

C) A laundry

D) A tailor's shop

Answer · why

C) A laundry

A laundry on the ground floor of a three-storey building is the Company's livelihood, under a sign reading Peach Orchard Vow. The author's mother was ...

Q 05/05

What do Moon Shadow's people call America in Dragonwings, a name that sets him looking for treasure?

A) Land of the Silver River

B) Land of the Sapphire Harbour

C) Land of the Jade Valley

D) Land of the Golden Mountain

Answer · why

D) Land of the Golden Mountain

Land of the Golden Mountain was a real Cantonese name for California, born of the Gold Rush. Moon Shadow notes on landing that there are plenty of hil...