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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Kyoshi see upon waking in Jianzhu’s mansion’s infirmary?
(a) Yun.
(b) Kelsang.
(c) Jianzhu.
(d) Rangi.

2. From which of the following does Yun hail?
(a) Zaofu.
(b) Yokoya.
(c) Makapu.
(d) Omashu.

3. As which of the following does the novel define the term “kowtow” (109)?
(a) A student’s posture of submission.
(b) A peer’s posture of respect.
(c) A master’s posture of dominance.
(d) A servant’s posture of deference.

4. What condition does Yun note Jianzhu’s healers fear he has?
(a) Poisoning.
(b) Frostbite.
(c) Fungal infection.
(d) Anemia.

5. The comment that Aomi had “blundered into a predator with much larger fangs” (22) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

Short Answer Questions

1. The comment that “the prows of Fifth Nation warships began to poke out, like the beaks of monstrous birds hatching from their eggshells” (78) offers an example of which of the following?

2. The comment that “They never spoke of it afterwards, the shared impulse that had nearly crashed both of their carriages” (98) offers an example of which of the following?

3. How many years pass between Kuruk’s death and the beginning of the novel?

4. Which of the following items does Kyoshi take with her when she flees Jianzhu’s mansion?

5. Kyoshi’s musing that “Jianzhu made the Earth Kingdom sound like different pieces of flesh stitched together to close a wound” (85) offers an example of which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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