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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 does Khan dream his lands are filled with?
2. Esmeralda is known as the city of what?
3. If someone wants to see the blueprint for the city of Thekla, what will he be told?
4. After the people of Ersilia move and the city is in ruins, what are left?
5. What items from his travels does Polo spread at the feet of Khan in Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the cities described by Polo in Chapter 8 depict confusion?
2. When Polo suggests to Khan that the garden where they share stories may exist only in their minds and that, in reality, they may still be traveling, what does the emperor say?
3. Describe Esmeralda, the city of water.
4. What eventually happens to travelers who decide to stay in Phyllis to discover all of its secrets?
5. When Polo sees familiar faces in the city of Adelma, what does he start to wonder?
6. In what significant way is Argia different from all other cities Polo describes?
7. Describe the dialogue that Khan and Polo have regarding the arched bridge made of stone.
8. In Chapter 5, how does Polo illustrate to Khan the connections that hold cities together?
9. What are the theories regarding why the inhabitants of Baucis live up in the clouds and rarely climb down to the ground?
10. When people get lost in Eudoxia, what do they look at to find their bearings?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Polo plays with the concept of light and dark. Some cities have beautiful sides along with darker sides. Give examples of these, describing in detail both sides. Are the sides real or imagined? How do they complete the whole? What do you suppose are Polo's reasons for sharing both sides to the emperor? Explain your answers.
Essay Topic 2
One of Polo's goals is to show the emperor that his cities cannot exist without connections holding each one together. Using examples from the book, explain how Polo elaborates on the theme of "connections within a city." Then, explain how his example of an arched stone bridge supports his premise that the cities are the sum of all of their connections.
Essay Topic 3
Is it ever possible to tell whether Polo's stories have any truth to them or are completely made up? Why or why not? What examples or book passages support your conclusion?
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