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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. During the plague in Chapter 16, how long does Zhu go around personally comforting and tending the victims?
2. How does Zhu kill the Prime Minister?
3. In Chapter 21, over what color robes does Zhu wear her armor?
4. How many sets of armor does Ouyang have in his ger when Zhu slips inside in Chapter 21?
5. In Chapter 19, for how many li does Xu Da sat he sat beside Zhu's body in a wagon praying for her survival?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the seat of the emperors look like?
2. How does Wang say that he helped Ouyang?
3. When Esen wonders why the rebels abandoned Jiankang, what possible reason does Ouyang give for the abandonment of the city?
4. What future does Esen see in Chapter 18?
5. What pledge does Ma make at the end of Chapter 23?
6. What was Ouyang's intention when he cut off Zhu's hand, and why is she not shamed?
7. In Chapter 18, what does Esen say when Ouyang returns from defeat at Bianling?
8. In Chapter 15, how does Esen want to honor his father?
9. In Chapter 16, what happens when Zhu gives some of the wedding feast to the ghosts?
10. How does Jiao learn that Zhu is a woman, and what concerns does that create for Zhu?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Esen and Wang have a troubled relationship. Why do Esen and have a troubled relationship? How does jealousy affect their relationship?
Essay Topic 3
Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in She Who Becomes the Sun to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? Why can it be difficult to decipher idioms from context?
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