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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. Who is Liu Hulan?

2. Where are Hulan and David going to stay while on assignment?

3. When does Hulan denounce her father?

4. What does Hulan stress to the Chinese workers as she informs them of Lily's murder?

5. What does Hulan think about that night before going to sleep?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Hulan interview about Lily?

3. What do David and Liu do after packing in Chapter 4?

4. What does Catherine explain to David and Liu about Yu and what symbols does the group at lunch discuss?

5. Who is Hulan required to visit in Chapter 2, and what does he tell her to do?

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. Who does Ma first introduce David and Liu to and what does this man tell them?

8. What happens on the river in the prologue?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think Dragon Bones is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 3

1. What is foreshadowing? Would you consider the example in the above paragraph foreshadowing? Why or why not? Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

2. Discuss another example of foreshadowing in Dragon Bones, including why you believe it is foreshadowing. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from Dragon Bones and your own live to support your opinion.

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