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

2. Which of the following characters does Kyoshi muse has an orange-and-black face?

3. Which of the following monikers attaches itself to Uncle Mok?

4. How many courtyards does Governor Te’s complex boast?

5. Which of the following weapons does Jianzhu note among his attackers outside Hujiang?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Kyoshi regard as the time she was most tired?

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

6. What explanation does Lao Ge give for Mok not ordering the death of Governor Te?

7. What reason does Kyoshi give for demanding admission and assistance at Madam Qiji’s?

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

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

10. To what does Kyoshi ascribe Mok’s anger at Rangi’s questions when he is assigning them to assail Governor Te’s compound?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Note the following passage:

"The full weight of what she was saying slammed down on her midsentence like a heavy gate. Her insides boiled with disgust at her own weakness.

She’d let herself laugh. She’d spoken Kelsang’s name out loud without cursing Jianzhu’s in the same breath. And worst of all, she’d forgotten Yun. It didn’t matter how long the lapse was. To release her grip on him, even for a second, was unforgivable." (164)

What attitude toward revenge does the passage indicate? Does the novel as a whole support that attitude? How or how not?

Essay Topic 3

In his encounter with daofei in Hujiang (245-47), Jianzhu muses on honor among thieves. What does he assert is that honor? Is he correct in his assessment? How or how not?

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