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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 much wealth is Oyuang given for winning in Chapter 12?

2. How long has Zhu been able to see ghosts by Chapter 17?

3. How does Zhu kill the Prime Minister?

4. In Chapter 12, what meat is served after Ouyang beats the Third Prince?

5. How long does Ouyang give Zhu in Chapter 21 to take her men and leave?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ma see when she looks at the Prince of Radiance when he is put in her care?

2. In Chapter 18, what does Esen say when Ouyang returns from defeat at Bianling?

3. What type of competitions take place during the Spring Hunt?

4. What does the seat of the emperors look like?

5. How does Zhu save Little Guo's life in Jianking?

6. What bargain does Zhu make with Ouyang in Chapter 21?

7. When Esen wonders why the rebels abandoned Jiankang, what possible reason does Ouyang give for the abandonment of the city?

8. Why can Esen not go to battle in Chapter 15?

9. How does a plague strike Zhu's camp in Chapter 16?

10. After a meeting in Chapter 17, what question does the Prince of Radiance have for Zhu?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Loyalty is an unwavering commitment to another person, a cause, a place, or an object. How do characters show unwavering loyalty or extreme disloyalty?

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

Esen and Wang have a troubled relationship. Why do Esen and have a troubled relationship? How does jealousy affect their relationship?

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