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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

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

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

3. Which of the following sobriquets attaches itself to Tagaka?
(a) Crimson Queen of the Southern Bay.
(b) Scarlet Spear of the Sunset Ocean.
(c) Bloody Flail of the Eastern Sea.
(d) Red Sword of the Final Morning.

4. Kelsang’s comment that “Hei-Ran, Jianzhu, and I…the three of us weren’t the positive influences on Kuruk that we were supposed to be” (57) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Litotes.
(c) Anaphora.
(d) Chiasmus.

5. How old is an Avatar supposed to be to assume duties?
(a) 16.
(b) 17.
(c) 18.
(d) 19.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Approximately how long does Kyoshi spend in Hei-Ran’s firebending test?

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

4. As which of the following does Yun identify the purpose of many of the cures present where he finds Kyoshi after her firebending test?

5. With which of the following does Tagaka fill her lamps?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kelsang explain being able to retrieve the Avatar relics to Jianzhu?

2. Explain the sarcasm in Jianzhu’s comment that Kelsang had “also claimed that the location enjoyed some auspicious wind currents, using the very solemn and holy method of licking his finger and holding it up in the air” (8).

3. What is the first lesson Jianzhu claims to have taught Yun as he purports to teach it to Kyoshi?

4. How do Yun and Kyoshi react to Father Glowworm’s assault?

5. How does Jianzhu define the Avatar State to Kyoshi?

6. What reason does Yun assume for Hei-Ran not berating him in front of Rangi?

7. What does Jianzhu note to Yun Hei-Ran sacrifices to the service of the Avatar?

8. What are the results of Kyoshi’s firebending test by Hei-Ran, and why are they significant?

9. What reasons does Jianzhu give for identifying the Earth Kingdom as “kind of a mess” to Kyoshi (84)?

10. How does Hei-Ran react to Jianzhu’s report of events with Father Glowworm and after?

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