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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 city does Little Guo think Zhu should help take for the rebels in Chapter 9?

2. What does Essen give Ouyang as a gift at the end of Chapter 5?

3. How many days does Zhu kneel at the monastery gate before a monk comes out and speaks to her?

4. What happens to Prefect Fang in Chapter 4?

5. In Chapter 3, what does Zhu use to make homemade wine?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Zhu described?

3. In Chapter 1, what does Zhu cook and how much of it does she get to eat?

4. How is Zhu reunited with Xu Da?

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

6. When the Prime Minister proposes that Zhu be made a commander, what test is suggested?

7. What does Zhu receive for her first meal at the monastery?

8. What is the Mandate of Heaven?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Zhu is determined to avoid nothingness. What is nothingness? Why is Zhu so determined to avoid nothingness?

Essay Topic 3

Zhu and Ouyang both believe they know how their lives will play out. How do Zhu and Ouyang believe that their lives will play out? What does fate have to do with the futures they envision?

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