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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Polo lays assorted items at the feet of Khan and uses them for what?
(a) To explain the conditions of the empire.
(b) To teach him the basics of trade.
(c) To pay for some of his travels.
(d) To impress the emperor with gifts from afar.

2. After the people of Ersilia move and the city is in ruins, what are left?
(a) Whispers.
(b) Chains.
(c) Memories.
(d) Webs.

3. When Khan tells Polo that he's dreamed of a city bathed in the light of the moon, what does Polo say?
(a) This describes most cities Polo has seen.
(b) He dreamed of such as city, too.
(c) Such a city would be a lonely place.
(d) It is called Lalage.

4. What does Khan dream his lands are filled with?
(a) The brightest, most beautiful people.
(b) Promise and rich growth.
(c) Gold, silver, and bronze.
(d) Innovative architecture.

5. How does Polo describe the city of Olinda?
(a) Like trees, it grows in concentric circles.
(b) Lonely, lovely, and lost.
(c) Like the billowing clouds of summer.
(d) Longing for a renewed version of itself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What items from his travels does Polo spread at the feet of Khan in Chapter 8?

2. When families in Leandra move in to new houses, who follows them?

3. What does the hidden side of Moriana look like?

4. As the two men sit smoking their pipes, does Khan actually confront Polo?

5. What does Polo describe Eusapia as?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who lives in the underground city of Eusapia, and who has access to it?

2. What does Polo say to Khan when the emperor points out that he never speaks of Venice?

3. How does Clarice preserve and display its history?

4. When Polo speaks of imperfections in the wood of Khan's chessboard, how does the emperor respond?

5. How does Polo use the game of chess to help Khan better understand the cities of his empire?

6. How do the cities described by Polo in Chapter 8 depict confusion?

7. Leonia, the city that reinvents itself daily, is in danger of what?

8. When people get lost in Eudoxia, what do they look at to find their bearings?

9. How do the people of Beersheba regard the heavenly version of their city?

10. Describe the significance of the strings in the city of Ersilia.

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