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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 monikers attaches itself to Uncle Mok?
2. The comment that “the heat that came out of Kyoshi’s fist was erratic, toggling, the popping of water added to hot oil” (165) offers an example of which of the following?
3. The comment that “The building stayed standing, a neat chunk of it ripped off like a sampled loaf of bread” (155) offers an example of which of the following?
4. Which of the following does Lao Ge identify as “lesson two” (227) in his training of Kyoshi?
5. The comment that “The column of men drifted slowly away from Te’s palace like ants on the march” (282) offers an example of which of the following?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reasons does Lao Ge give for wanting to work with those whose chakras are either all open or all closed?
2. What reasons does Kyoshi give for refusing the offer of the Flying Opera Company to depart from her?
3. What has been done to the farmer outside Te’s palace whom the Yellow Necks accost, and which enraged Kyoshi?
4. What does Lao Ge assert that Te is doing with the rice he collects from the farmers in his province?
5. How does Kyoshi fare in her initial efforts at dust-stepping?
6. What does Kyoshi regard as the time she was most tired?
7. What reasoning does Rangi give for not wanting Kyoshi to train in waterbending with Kirima?
8. What does Kyoshi expect to see in Te’s hiding place, and what does she encounter instead?
9. What does Kyoshi divine is meant by the phrase “Tieguai fights with a crutch” (159)?
10. What explanation does Lao Ge give for Mok not ordering the death of Governor Te?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
The area surrounding Father Glowworm’s location is described as ruined by mining operations (100-01). Explicate the symbolism of the depiction.
Essay Topic 3
The novel notes that “Another person might have swelled with happiness while looking back over the power they wielded. Jianzhu simply sounded tired” (86). What in the novel would account for the sound? How might it do so?
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