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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. At the end of Chapter 23, what color does Ma wear when she pledges to stand beside Zhu and become "his Empress" (410)?
2. What month is it in Chapter 16?
3. In Chapter 20, how do Yan and Bai die?
4. How long do the Great Kahn's competitions last in Chapter 12?
5. In Chapter 17, how far is Jining, the target on the Grand Canal from Anfeng?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 16, what happens when Zhu gives some of the wedding feast to the ghosts?
2. How does Chen destroy Little Guo?
3. Who is the Third Prince and why will he probably not suceed his father?
4. How does Changhan-Temur die?
5. What does the Great Khan look like?
6. What does the seat of the emperors look like?
7. What future does Esen see in Chapter 18?
8. What pledge does Ma make at the end of Chapter 23?
9. What was Ouyang's intention when he cut off Zhu's hand, and why is she not shamed?
10. What does Ma see when she looks at the Prince of Radiance when he is put in her care?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of She Who Became the Sun? How does the way that the third-person narrator follows different characters influence what readers know about events and characters? How does having the narrator follow different characters help readers connect with and understand characters?
Essay Topic 3
Loyalty is an unwavering commitment to another person, a cause, a place, or an object. How do characters show unwavering loyalty or extreme disloyalty?
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