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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. How old is Xu Da when Zhu is ordained?

2. In Chapter 4, what does Zhu give Prefect Fang to drink after she hits him?

3. What sutra does Zhu recite when he meets Little Guo and Ma Xiuying?

4. How old was Xu Da when he first slept with a girl?

5. On the lake in Chapter 7, how tall are the bodhisattva statues by the lake?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Altan-Baatar?

2. Why does Little Guo think the victory at the Yao River should be accredited to him?

3. What does Zhu do when Prefect Fang is about to accuse her of consorting with a nun?

4. What troops is Zhu given to attack Lu?

5. What is the Mandate of Heaven?

6. What happens to Prefect Fang after Zhu puts him in a compromising position?

7. Why does Ma believe her father was betrayed?

8. What does Zhu see when she observes the eunuch standing in the courtyard?

9. Why does the Prince of Henan's general come to the monastery at the end of Chapter 4?

10. How does Zhu get admitted to the Wuhuang Monastery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Esen lacks empathy when it comes to his relationship with Ouyang. What type of relationship do Esen and Ouyang have? How does Esen’s lack of empathy affect the relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Zhu’s father presents melon seeds to the ghosts of his ancestors. What are ghost offerings? What does Zhu know about ghost offerings? How does she avoid ghost offerings as a child? How and why does she decide to use ghost offerings for her wedding banquet?

Essay Topic 3

There are extreme disparities between men and women in She Who Became the Sun. How are men and women treated differently in the novel? How are women discriminated against?

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