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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. Which of the following bands does Jianzhu tell a story about in Hujiang?
(a) Band of the Hornet.
(b) Band of the Crab.
(c) Band of the Spider.
(d) Band of the Scorpion.

2. Which of the following is the first to greet Jianzhu when he arrives at the Beifong estate to attend a soiree in the Avatar’s honor?
(a) Seneschal Tang.
(b) Chamberlain Hui.
(c) Lu Beifong.
(d) Yuan Zhen.

3. Which of the following is among the names of the daofei Kyoshi meets at Madam Qiji’s?
(a) Dagger Twi.
(b) Arrow Syn.
(c) Pellet Dula.
(d) Bullet Lek.

4. Which of the following is breakfast for Kyoshi, Rangi, and the Flying Opera Company on the first morning they travel together?
(a) Elephant cricket.
(b) Elephant bird.
(c) Elephant rat.
(d) Elephant koi.

5. Which of the following does Lek assert “The first rule of smuggling is” (232)?
(a) “Don’t get caught with the goods.”
(b) “Don’t get caught without the goods.”
(c) “Get the goods.”
(d) “Don’t get caught.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following monikers attaches itself to Uncle Mok?

2. The phrase that “the mass of buildings was indistinguishable, a curving scab around the bay that should have been picked off long ago” (134) offers an example of which of the following?

3. How many courtyards does Governor Te’s complex boast?

4. Which of the following reasons does Rangi note for Kyoshi’s increased ease in firebending?

5. Which of the following weapons does Jianzhu note among his attackers outside Hujiang?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what does Kyoshi ascribe Mok’s anger at Rangi’s questions when he is assigning them to assail Governor Te’s compound?

2. Why does Kyoshi muse the issue of her mother would be confusing, generally?

3. Why do Kyoshi and Rangi leave Pengpeng outside the town they arrive at after fleeing Jianzhu’s mansion?

4. What reasons does Lao Ge give for his statement “I don’t care to kill Jianzhu” (229)?

5. What conditions does Kyoshi set on allowing Te to live?

6. How does Kyoshi fare in her initial efforts at dust-stepping?

7. Why does Jianzhu note sympathy for Hei-Ran when they arrive at the Beifong estate?

8. What does Jianzhu note as hindrances to pretending that the Avatar is ill?

9. What reasoning does Rangi give for not wanting Kyoshi to train in waterbending with Kirima?

10. What does Jianzhu recognize as the likely series of events prompted by an unauthorized messenger bird returning to Hui?

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