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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 Lily not want to reveal in front of the others?

2. What is Hulan's husband doing as she is in Tienanmen Square?

3. How does Hulan accidentally kill Tang Wenting?

4. Whom does Hulan interview first?

5. What does the local farmer note about the body?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Hulan given permission to do in her deal with high powered Chinese officials five years prior to the opening of the novel?

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

3. What does Michael say when Hulan interviews him?

4. What does Hulan do after receiving her first assignment in Chapter 1?

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

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

7. Who does Hulan interview about Lily?

8. What does Ma say about the people who have died at Site 518 thus far?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It is clear from the beginning that David loves his wife dearly, and realizes she is suffering from guilt. He, too, questions his role in his daughter's death, and has additional pain as his wife pulls away from him in an effort to protect herself from her pain. David gave up his own dreams for those of his wife and child, and while he forgives Hulan, he does recognize his own sacrifices are often overlooked by her.

1. Discuss ways you think David might be able to pull Hulan out of her guilt. Use examples from Dragon Bones and your own life to support your answer.

2. Why do you think parents feel guilty when a child dies when it is medically not their fault? Use examples from Dragon Bones and your own life to support your answer.

3. How do you think a person's partner not noticing sacrifices would eventually affect a relationship? Use examples from Dragon Bones and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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