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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 was the name of the bison previously had by the daofei Kyoshi meets at Madam Qiji’s?

2. The comment that Lao Ge “would declare the lowliest peasant is like the Avatar in this regard” (229) offers an example of which of the following?

3. Which of the following proverbs does Lao Ge ascribe to Guru Shoken?

4. How many oaths does Kirima note are normally administered to entering daofei members?

5. What is reported as the cause of death of Kyoshi’s parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lao Ge assert that Te is doing with the rice he collects from the farmers in his province?

2. What symbolism inheres in the gesture the daofei Kyoshi meets at Madam Qiji’s use to introduce themselves?

3. What reasons do the members of the Flying Opera Company give for seeking to part from Kyoshi after learning she is the Avatar?

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

5. Why do Kyoshi and Rangi leave Pengpeng outside the town they arrive at after fleeing Jianzhu’s mansion?

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

7. What conditions does Kyoshi set on allowing Te to live?

8. What reasons does Kyoshi give for refusing the offer of the Flying Opera Company to depart from her?

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

10. Why does Jianzhu note sympathy for Hei-Ran when they arrive at the Beifong estate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After being prodded by Rangi regarding her childhood in Yokoya, mistreated by the villagers and their children, Kyoshi responds “What was I supposed to do, drop the mountain on them? Smack around a bunch of children half my size? Anything I did would have been completely disproportionate” (136). What attitude does the response indicate? Does the novel as a whole support that attitude? How or how not?

Essay Topic 2

Kyoshi notes that “being spiritual simply meant acknowledging the power of forces you couldn’t see and coming to terms with the fact that you didn’t have control over every aspect of your life” (102). Does the novel as a whole bear out that definition? How or how not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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