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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 type of beads does the Prince of Radiance wear on strings?

2. In Chapter 9, how many men does Chen instruct Commander Wu to give Zhu?

3. What trees have been butchered and eaten in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 4, from what wood are the side tables made in the Abbot's office?

5. How many panels does the robe of an ordained monk have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Altan-Baatar?

4. What is the Mandate of Heaven?

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

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

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

8. What does the monastery look like?

9. What information does Ma give Zhu about Lu?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What is the setting in She Who Became the Sun? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Zhu is searching for identity. How and why is Zhu searching for identity? How does she borrow her brother’s identity? Does she ever find and accept her own identity?

Essay Topic 3

An analogy is the comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies Parker-Chan uses in She Who Became the Sun? How do these analogies help readers comprehend characters, events or concepts?

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