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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. What does Hulan think she should support because of being educated in the United States?

2. What is Hulan noted as being?

3. What is one trait Brian McCarthy's sister says about him?

4. What seems obvious when Hulan finds Lily's body?

5. Where is David on his way to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who meets the couple at Bashan, and what does he tell them as he takes them to their lodgings?

2. Who does Hulan interview about Lily?

3. What has happened to Lily when David and Liu find her in her bedroom?

4. What does Wu's father think happened to his son?

5. What unofficial position does Hulan have in China and why?

6. What is David, Hulan's husband, doing while she is at the square? What does he do when he sees her on television?

7. What happens when Hulan tries to stop a woman from hurting her daughter in the square?

8. How does Hulan think Lily's death is related to Hulan?

9. What are David and Hulan told at their meeting with Zai?

10. What does Ma tell Liu about the missing relics in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters are an important part of what makes Dragon Bones interesting. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze David. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Hulan. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Michael. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Dragon Bones, like most novels in the detective genre, involves police officers and police work. Discuss the following:

1. What are the characteristics of an effective police officer?

2. What additional characteristics does a police detective need?

3. Base upon the criteria in #1, 2 above, discuss the following characters and analyze whether you think they are effective police officers and/or detectives: Hulan, David, Hom, Zai, and Su.

Essay Topic 3

Liu Hulan is a rare and powerful figure in China as a woman of wealth in a power position with the most feared political group, the Ministry of Public Security. From her deals with the heads of state to her father to her upbringing and her current position, Hulan has led a life few in China even dream of having.

1. What do you think the above statement suggests about the role of women in China. Use examples from Dragon Bones and your own life to support your answer.

2. Discuss some of the reasons the Ministry of Public Security would be feared in a country with a totalitarian government. Use examples from Dragon Bones and your own life to support your answer.

3. How do you think turning her own father in as a criminal affected Hulan as a person? Use examples from Dragon Bones and your own life to support your answer.

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