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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. Why is Tang furious?

2. What has Tang done to Stuart?

3. Why does Miller have a sexual relationship with Lily?

4. To what family does the old woman at the gate to the compound belong?

5. What does Angela claim about the notebook Hom claims to have found?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hulan do with Michael after she leaves Hom, and what does he tell her?

2. 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?

3. What does Hulan know about her and David after he leaves for Hong Kong and what does she resolve to do?

4. 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?

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

6. Where do Hulan and Michael go after lunch, and what does she hear? What does Michael do?

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

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

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

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

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss A Dragon Bones based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if Dragon Bones is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for young teens versus adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider Dragon Bones a successful novel? What about young teens?

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

Choose one of the following to discuss:

1. Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in Dragon Bones. Are these universal symbols? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other symbols that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think See chooses the symbols she does?

2. Choose two important metaphors and trace and analyze their appearance in the novel. Are these universal metaphors? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other metaphors that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think See chooses the metaphors she does?

3. Discuss See's use (or lack ) of literary device (such as foreshadowing, cliff hangers, deux ex machina, etc...), and how they add or detract from the story. Does Sandford use too many or too little literary techniques? State which of the five major elements of fiction the literary device is related to (style, character, plot, setting, theme).

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