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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. As which of the following does Yun identify the purpose of many of the cures present where he finds Kyoshi after her firebending test?
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. To what destination does Yun note Tagaka is bound?
4. Which of the following does Kyoshi see upon waking in Jianzhu’s mansion’s infirmary?
5. Approximately how long does Kyoshi spend in Hei-Ran’s firebending test?
Short Essay Questions
1. What “little fact about the pirate trade” (76) does Tagaka offer Yun?
2. How does Kyoshi describe the aftermath of a Yokoya fireworks display?
3. 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).
4. What reasons does Kelsang give to Kyoshi for having noted his suspicion that she is the Avatar to Yun and Rangi?
5. What difference of intent exists in the fight between Kelsang and Jianzhu after the incident with Father Glowworm, and what is the result?
6. How does Kelsang report to Kyoshi that Yun was identified as the Avatar?
7. What reason does Kyoshi have for having given off earthbending training?
8. What verbal amendment to the agreement with Tagaka does Yun insist upon?
9. What are the results of Kyoshi’s firebending test by Hei-Ran, and why are they significant?
10. What does Jianzhu note to Yun Hei-Ran sacrifices to the service of the Avatar?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Kyoshi muses that “It was a small comfort, but a comfort nonetheless, that made her feel like she was standing on firmer footing” that the Flying Opera Company fears Jianzhu (220). Why might it be a comfort? What in the novel suggests as much? How does it make the suggestion?
Essay Topic 2
At the end of “The Boy from Makapu,” Jianzhu assigns Yun a training exercise (33-34). What does the exercise reveal about their respective characters? How are the revelations put across?
Essay Topic 3
Trace the implications of the following: “Jianzhu collapsed forward, his upper body slamming against the table. He couldn’t see Hei-Ran. But like the needle of a compass, his hand reached toward her as he blacked out” (309). What else in the novel supports the identified implications of the passage? How does it do so?
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