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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At which of the following times does Jianzhu notes that “spiritual activity is at its highest” (102)?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Twilight.
(d) Noon.

2. Which of the following materials is included in the testing object with which Hei-Ran presents Kyoshi?
(a) Birch bark.
(b) Oak bark.
(c) Bamboo.
(d) Cedar bark.

3. How old was the previous Avatar, Kuruk, when he died?
(a) 55.
(b) 44.
(c) 22.
(d) 33.

4. Which of the following sobriquets attaches itself to Jianzhu?
(a) Conqueror of the Chin Hills.
(b) Undertaker of the Squared Circle.
(c) Mortician of Heilan Isthmus.
(d) Gravedigger of Zhulu Pass.

5. The comment that “The desolate town was eerie, the bones of a once-living thing” (101) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Conceit.

6. Which of the following materials is included in the testing object with which Hei-Ran presents Kyoshi?
(a) Wool.
(b) Flax.
(c) Linen.
(d) Cotton.

7. With what kind of stone does Jianzhu wound Kelsang in their fight after the incident with Father Glowworm?
(a) Flint.
(b) Obsidian.
(c) Shale.
(d) Granite.

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

9. The comment that the strain of lapsing friendship was “separating them from their old lives like a sheet of ice over a lake” (95) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Simile.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Metaphor.

10. Which of the following does Kyoshi note is her accustomed breakfast?
(a) Okayu.
(b) Oatmeal.
(c) Jook.
(d) Congee.

11. To what destination does Yun note Tagaka is bound?
(a) Omashu.
(b) Lake Geneva.
(c) Lake Laogai.
(d) Si Wong Desert.

12. Which of the following does Jianzhu cite as a reason he wields influence in the Earth Kingdom?
(a) Tax avoidance.
(b) Tax collection.
(c) Tax refunds.
(d) Tax assessment.

13. Which of the following items does Kyoshi have in her room at Jianzhu’s mansion?
(a) A stationery set.
(b) A case of scrolls.
(c) A graphic novel.
(d) A leather-bound journal.

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

15. The comment that Kyoshi “kept quiet and pretended that the three people who’d fallen in beside her like muggers in an alley weren’t a threat” (18) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Analogy.

Short Answer Questions

1. The comment that the elemental cycle is “an order as unchanging as the seasons” (9) offers an example of which of the following?

2. Which of the following earthbenders does Jianzhu note had attempted to determine the Avatar’s birthplace?

3. From which of the following does Yun hail?

4. In what is Yun resting his arm when Kyoshi calls on him in Jianzhu’s mansion’s infirmary?

5. What condition does Yun note Jianzhu’s healers fear he has?

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