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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. 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?

2. Which of the following questions does DiMartino report asking FC Yee about Kyoshi in their first talks?

3. Which of the following positions is Hei-Ran reported to have held?

4. Which of the following does DiMartino note is required of an Avatar universe story?

5. Which of the following sobriquets attaches itself to Tagaka?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In summary, what is DiMartino’s reaction to Yee’s work, as expressed in the foreword?

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

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

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

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

9. 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).

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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