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

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

3. Who brought Lily the artifacts?

4. Where does David tell Fitzwilliams some of the items to be auctioned originated?

5. What does Hulan ask Angela to tell others?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. 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?

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

5. How does Stuart feel about the dam project and why does he think it is a good project?

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

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

8. What does Hulan finally realize about the courtyard? What does she ask Angela to do?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

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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