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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. When Polo lands at the furthest city to which he's ever traveled, he arrives when?
2. What does the hidden side of Moriana look like?
3. What does Leonia do on a daily basis?
4. As Khan studies the wood of his chessboard, Polo begins to talk of:
5. The people of Lenia awaken each day and:
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the cities described by Polo in Chapter 8 depict confusion?
2. Describe the two sides of the city of Moriana.
3. Describe Esmeralda, the city of water.
4. What does Polo say to Khan when the emperor points out that he never speaks of Venice?
5. When Polo speaks of imperfections in the wood of Khan's chessboard, how does the emperor respond?
6. Describe the two species that protect Leandra.
7. 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?
8. What eventually happens to travelers who decide to stay in Phyllis to discover all of its secrets?
9. Leonia, the city that reinvents itself daily, is in danger of what?
10. How does Polo use the game of chess to help Khan better understand the cities of his empire?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Quite a few of Polo's descriptions reveal the condition of a city in its past, present, and future versions.
Part 1) How is the time line or chronology of a city illustrated by Polo's stories? Cite a few examples.
Part 2) What is the significance to Khan of showing him his cities through their chronology? What meaning or message is Polo trying to impart? What type of understanding does he hope the emperor will reach from this time line information?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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