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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 do Kyoshi and Lao Ge deliver to the Flying Opera Company after stalking through Zigan Village?
2. Which of the following monikers attaches itself to Uncle Mok?
3. Which of the following is among the names of the daofei Kyoshi meets at Madam Qiji’s?
4. Which of the following is among the names of the daofei Kyoshi meets at Madam Qiji’s?
5. Which of the following does Kyoshi note available for sale in Hujiang?
Short Essay Questions
1. What has been done to the farmer outside Te’s palace whom the Yellow Necks accost, and which enraged Kyoshi?
2. What reasons does Kyoshi give for refusing the offer of the Flying Opera Company to depart from her?
3. What explanation does Lao Ge give for Mok not ordering the death of Governor Te?
4. What symbolism inheres in the gesture the daofei Kyoshi meets at Madam Qiji’s use to introduce themselves?
5. Why does Kyoshi muse the issue of her mother would be confusing, generally?
6. What does Kyoshi regard as the time she was most tired?
7. What does Jianzhu note as hindrances to pretending that the Avatar is ill?
8. What reasons does Lao Ge give for his statement “I don’t care to kill Jianzhu” (229)?
9. What reason does Kyoshi give for demanding admission and assistance at Madam Qiji’s?
10. What does Jianzhu recognize as the likely series of events prompted by an unauthorized messenger bird returning to Hui?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explicate Lao Ge’s comment that “Those who grow, live and die. The stagnant pool is immortal, while the clear flowing river dies an uncountable number of deaths” (257, italics in original).
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 “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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