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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. 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?
2. 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?
3. Which of the following is the name of Kyoshi’s mother?
4. On which of the following does Kyoshi grab Xu Ping An?
5. How long dead are Kyoshi’s parents noted to be when she arrives at Madam Qiji’s?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Kyoshi divine is meant by the phrase “Tieguai fights with a crutch” (159)?
2. Why does Jianzhu note sympathy for Hei-Ran when they arrive at the Beifong estate?
3. What reasoning does Rangi give for not wanting Kyoshi to train in waterbending with Kirima?
4. What reasons do the members of the Flying Opera Company give for seeking to part from Kyoshi after learning she is the Avatar?
5. What reasons does Kyoshi give for refusing the offer of the Flying Opera Company to depart from her?
6. Why does Kyoshi muse the issue of her mother would be confusing, generally?
7. What symbolism inheres in the gesture the daofei Kyoshi meets at Madam Qiji’s use to introduce themselves?
8. What does Jianzhu recognize as the likely series of events prompted by an unauthorized messenger bird returning to Hui?
9. Why do Kyoshi and Rangi leave Pengpeng outside the town they arrive at after fleeing Jianzhu’s mansion?
10. What reasons does Lao Ge give for wanting to work with those whose chakras are either all open or all closed?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The area surrounding Father Glowworm’s location is described as ruined by mining operations (100-01). Explicate the symbolism of the depiction.
Essay Topic 2
Consider Lao Ge’s assertion that “Mercy has higher price than most people think” (276). Does the novel as a whole support or reject that assertion? How does it do so?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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