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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Simile.
(d) Conceit.

2. Which of the following does Jianzhu give as a reason for taking Yun and Kyoshi aloft on Pengpeng without Kelsang?
(a) Kelsang needs more healing time.
(b) Kelsang disapproves of the trip.
(c) Kelsang is gallivanting off elsewhere.
(d) He can.

3. Which of the following games does Kyoshi recall playing with Kelsang?
(a) Ball-kicking.
(b) Cards.
(c) Kite-flying.
(d) Stick-fighting.

4. Which of the following sobriquets attaches itself to Kelsang?
(a) Walking Hurricane.
(b) Living Typhoon.
(c) Red Tornado.
(d) Towering Tempest.

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

6. From which of the following on Kyoshi’s body does Father Glowworm take what it requires to determine who the Avatar is?
(a) Jaw.
(b) Ankle.
(c) Back.
(d) Elbow.

7. Which of the following earthbenders does Jianzhu note had attempted to determine the Avatar’s birthplace?
(a) Wu the Boulder.
(b) Neliao the Gardener.
(c) Lee the Gecko.
(d) Xin Ye the Mason.

8. Which of the following does Father Glowworm require from Yun and Kyoshi to determine which is the Avatar?
(a) Their bones.
(b) Their blood.
(c) Their bile.
(d) Their brains.

9. In what is Yun resting his arm when Kyoshi calls on him in Jianzhu’s mansion’s infirmary?
(a) A brass basin.
(b) A copper bathtub.
(c) A porcelain bathtub.
(d) A steel basin.

10. Which of the following items does Kyoshi take with her when she flees Jianzhu’s mansion?
(a) Splitting maul.
(b) Smithing hammer.
(c) Cooking bellows.
(d) Practice sword.

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

12. Which of the following does DiMartino note is required of an Avatar universe story?
(a) Religious conflict.
(b) Political conflict.
(c) Interstellar conflict.
(d) Economic conflict.

13. How many years pass between Kuruk’s death and the beginning of the novel?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

14. As which of the following does Yun identify the purpose of many of the cures present where he finds Kyoshi after her firebending test?
(a) Flatulence cures.
(b) Insomnia cures.
(c) Fungal infection cures.
(d) Baldness cures.

15. Which of the following does Jianzhu use to light a stick of incense in Father Glowworm’s location?
(a) Phosphorous match.
(b) Firebending.
(c) Sulphur match.
(d) Flint and tinder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following trades does Jianzhu ascribe to the people of Yokoya?

2. Which of the following questions does DiMartino report asking FC Yee about Kyoshi in their first talks?

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

4. The comment that “She was a child pulling on a door an adult was holding shut” (108) offers an example of which of the following?

5. Which of the following does the household staff assert would be a good match for Lee, following his poem?

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