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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 meant by the phrase “bouncing a lock” (269)?

2. How long dead are Kyoshi’s parents noted to be when she arrives at Madam Qiji’s?

3. The comment that “You might have the keys to certain doors, but this is not our house” (143) is an example of which of the following?

4. How many oaths does Kyoshi take to become a member of the Flying Opera Company?

5. For which of the following do Kyoshi and Lao Ge ostensibly shop as they stalk through Zigan Village?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does Lao Ge give for his statement “I don’t care to kill Jianzhu” (229)?

2. What does Kyoshi divine is meant by the phrase “Tieguai fights with a crutch” (159)?

3. What does Jianzhu recognize as the likely series of events prompted by an unauthorized messenger bird returning to Hui?

4. What gesture do the daofei Kyoshi meets at Madam Qiji’s use to introduce themselves?

5. What reasons does Lao Ge give for wanting to work with those whose chakras are either all open or all closed?

6. What has been done to the farmer outside Te’s palace whom the Yellow Necks accost, and which enraged Kyoshi?

7. What does Rangi note is the cause of her reservations about Kyoshi’s introduction to Madam Qiji’s?

8. What does Jianzhu note as hindrances to pretending that the Avatar is ill?

9. Why does Kyoshi muse the issue of her mother would be confusing, generally?

10. How does Kyoshi fare in her initial efforts at dust-stepping?

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

The novel notes that “The captain took a step back in astonishment. He’d interpreted [Kyoshi’s} unfurling to her full height as a hostile act. He wasn’t the first” (150). What attitude does the response indicate? Does the novel as a whole support that attitude? How or how not?

Essay Topic 3

Consider Wong’s admonition: “‘Never wait to find out what the trouble is,’ Wong said, already jogging away from the source. ‘By then, you’re already too close’” (213). Is it good advice? What in the novel and in experience suggest that it is or is not? How does it do so?

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