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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. In Trude, only the name of what changes?
2. What types of objects are found in Clarice's museums?
3. The people of Adelma remind Polo of what?
4. Polo says that Clarice is:
5. What happens to the city of Irene as one approaches it?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. How does Clarice preserve and display its history?
3. Describe the significance of the strings in the city of Ersilia.
4. What does Polo say to Khan when the emperor points out that he never speaks of Venice?
5. In Chapter 5, how does Polo illustrate to Khan the connections that hold cities together?
6. Describe the dialogue that Khan and Polo have regarding the arched bridge made of stone.
7. How do the cities described by Polo in Chapter 8 depict confusion?
8. How does Polo use the game of chess to help Khan better understand the cities of his empire?
9. Describe the two species that protect Leandra.
10. Leonia, the city that reinvents itself daily, is in danger of what?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Part 1) What does Polo stand to gain by sharing stories about the empire's cities with Khan? What might he lose?
Part 2) How does Khan benefit from the information provided by Polo? Does it affect his ruling style in any way? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
A common thread through Polo's tales of Khan's cities is "dreams and imagination." His stories are not only informative, but also extremely entertaining for the emperor thanks to the element of fantasy Polo employs.
1) Using specific examples from the book, explain how Marco Polo carries the theme of "dreams and imagination" in his stories.
2) How does this theme grab and hook Khan into Polo's tales?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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