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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. With which of the following virtues does Kelsang note Kyoshi is invested?

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

3. How many years pass between Kuruk’s death and the beginning of the novel?

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

5. Which of the following toys does Kyoshi select?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does Kelsang give to Kyoshi for having noted his suspicion that she is the Avatar to Yun and Rangi?

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

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

4. What reason does Kyoshi have for having given off earthbending training?

5. What does Kelsang report to Kyoshi as his reason for suspecting she may be the Avatar?

6. How is Jianzhu’s Yokoya mansion described?

7. How is Father Glowworm described when he first appears?

8. What does Yun identify to Kyoshi as the likely political effect of him being revealed not to be the Avatar?

9. How does Jianzhu understand the Air Nomad test for the Avatar to work?

10. What verbal amendment to the agreement with Tagaka does Yun insist upon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The area surrounding Father Glowworm’s location is described as ruined by mining operations (100-01). Explicate the symbolism of the depiction.

Essay Topic 2

Kelsang notes to Kyoshi that she slept deeply for three days following the exertions against the Fifth Nation pirates, such that he thought her spirit had left her body (91). Explicate the symbolism of the exchange.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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