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

2. How many times does the Abbot think that Prefect Fang drank before he was found near the nun's quarters in Chapter 4?

3. What color is the fire of the Prince of Radiance in Chapter 6?

4. How many battalions of men does Lord Wang wish Ouyang and Shao to send to repair roads damaged by the rain in Chapter 10?

5. In Chapter 9, how long does Sun Meng believe the rebels will have to take back ground and build a strong position?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after the dam on the Yuan breaks?

2. How does Zhu's father die?

3. What does Ouyang think of Esen's wives?

4. What does the monastery look like?

5. What is Lord Wang's response when his father asks him to join the army as a battalion commander, and what is the Prince's response?

6. In his mind's eye, how does Oyuang visualize the army as he and the men give homage to Esen?

7. What does Prefect Fang accuse Zhu of in Chapter 3?

8. What does the Abbot know about what Zhu does to Fang, and how does he react?

9. How is Zhu reunited with Xu Da?

10. In Chapter 3, what does it look like when The Prince of Henan and his sons come to the monastery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in She Who Becomes the Sun to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? Why can it be difficult to decipher idioms from context?

Essay Topic 3

Some of the monks violate the five precepts they are to live by. How do the Abbot, Zhu, and Xu Da violate one or more of the precepts? How do they reconcile the violation of the precepts with their conscience?

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