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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 threatening Miller?

2. What does Tang do to David?

3. What do David and Fong see as they are flying?

4. With what does Hulan threaten Angela in order to obtain the truth?

5. What does Fitzwilliams admit to David after being pressed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hulan learn from Hom about what he plans to do and why he plans to do it?

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

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

4. What does David tell the person from Cosgrove about the artifacts from Lily?

5. What does David do as soon as he realizes Stuart is in danger?

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

7. What does Stuart say to Hulan about the dam?

8. How does Michael act during dinner with Hulan, and what does he talk about?

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

10. What does Angela say about Brian's notebook? What does she think about his death? What does Hulan ask her to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think Dragon Bones is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

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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