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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 1, how many girls remain in Zhongli village?
2. In Chapter 4, how much of its annual revenue is the monastery to submit to the provincial administrator for the Prince of Henan?
3. What color gown does the Prince of Radiance wear at the end of Chapter 11?
4. In Chapter 5, what city does Shao believe they will be able to take before winter?
5. In Chapter 2, how often do the novices get a bath?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Zhu do when the Red Turbans and the Prince of Henan's armies face one another at the Yuan?
2. What does the Abbot know about what Zhu does to Fang, and how does he react?
3. In Chapter 1, what does Zhu cook and how much of it does she get to eat?
4. What does Prefect Fang accuse Zhu of in Chapter 3?
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. Why does the Prince of Henan's general come to the monastery at the end of Chapter 4?
7. What does Zhu see when she observes the eunuch standing in the courtyard?
8. What is the Mandate of Heaven?
9. What does Zhu receive for her first meal at the monastery?
10. How is Zhu described?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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