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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. Which of the following is the governor responsible for Chameleon Bay?
2. Which of the following proverbs does Lao Ge ascribe to Guru Shoken?
3. Which of the following monikers attaches itself to Uncle Mok?
4. Which of the following does Lao Ge identify as “lesson two” (227) in his training of Kyoshi?
5. Which of the following weapons does Jianzhu note among his attackers outside Hujiang?
Short Essay Questions
1. What symbolism inheres in the gesture the daofei Kyoshi meets at Madam Qiji’s use to introduce themselves?
2. What explanation does Lao Ge give for Mok not ordering the death of Governor Te?
3. To what does Kyoshi ascribe Mok’s anger at Rangi’s questions when he is assigning them to assail Governor Te’s compound?
4. What reasons does Lao Ge give for his statement “I don’t care to kill Jianzhu” (229)?
5. Why does Kyoshi muse the issue of her mother would be confusing, generally?
6. What does Rangi note is the cause of her reservations about Kyoshi’s introduction to Madam Qiji’s?
7. What does Jianzhu recognize as the likely series of events prompted by an unauthorized messenger bird returning to Hui?
8. How does Kyoshi fare in her initial efforts at dust-stepping?
9. What gesture do the daofei Kyoshi meets at Madam Qiji’s use to introduce themselves?
10. What reasons do the members of the Flying Opera Company give for seeking to part from Kyoshi after learning she is the Avatar?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Sources attest to the presence of The Rise of Kyoshi on the New York Times and other best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?
Essay Topic 2
Jianzhu notes that “that’s what justice is. Nothing but the proper consequences” (67). What in the novel and in experience suggest that it is or is not? How does it do so?
Essay Topic 3
Kyoshi muses that “Of course, in the Fire Nation the caravans arrived on time” (122). What implication does the comment have for the Fire Nation? Is it one the rest of the novel supports? How or how not?
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