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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 meeting is Captain Hom going to attend?

2. What does Brian write in his diary two days before his disappearance?

3. Who invented the story of the Nine Tripod's possible link to the site?

4. What does Hulan realize as she is saying goodbye to David?

5. What has Tang done to Stuart?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the gate watcher at the compound tell Hulan?

2. What does David see Ma and Fitzwilliams doing, and what does Ma ask David to do?

3. What does Stuart tell David about the ruyi, and what does David realize about Michael Quon?

4. With whom does David sit during the auction? What is explained to David? Who bids on the ruyi?

5. Who is David surprised to find at the auction and what does he do with him?

6. What happens to David right after the auction? Who helps him?

7. What does David learn from Brian's journal?

8. What does Hulan ask Stuart about after David leaves for Hong Kong, and what does he tell her about Lily and about himself and artifacts?

9. What does Hulan say to Angela when she visits her again, and what does Angela say to Hulan's questions about when she arrived in China?

10. With what does Brian become obsessed, and what does he realize about the geographic layout of the land at Site 518?

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

Hulan is a deeply hurt woman. Her past failures with the factory workers, her marriage, and the death of her daughter all serve to force Hulan to hide behind her passion as an inspector.

1. What are some ways Hulan might be able to quit feeling guilty about the factory workers? Use examples from Dragon Bones and your own life to support your answer.

2. Why do you think Hulan is hiding in her job since her daughter died? Why might that be a defense mechanism? Use examples from Dragon Bones and your own life to support your answer.

3. It is not unusually for a marriage to fail falling the death of a child. Discuss reasons you think this happens. Use examples from Dragon Bones and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

In any detective novel, there are clues that point both to the real criminal(s) versus those that are designed to mislead the readers in order to add suspense. Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze 5 clues that are designed to let the astute reader figure out who is the criminal(s).

2. Trace and analyze 5 clues that are designed to mislead even the astute reader in figuring out who is the criminal(s).

3. Do you enjoy being mislead in a mystery/suspense novel? Why or why not.

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