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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. How long do the Great Kahn's competitions last in Chapter 12?

3. In Chapter 20, how do Yan and Bai die?

4. Where does Zhu have wounds in Chapter 19 in addition to her hand?

5. In Chapter 18, what color is the porcelain used for the food prepared for General Zhang and Ouyang?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Ouyang's intention when he cut off Zhu's hand, and why is she not shamed?

3. How does Chen destroy Little Guo?

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

5. How does Yuchun train?

6. What does the Great Khan look like?

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

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

9. In Chapter 16, what happens when Zhu gives some of the wedding feast to the ghosts?

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

Pragmatism requires making decisions based on practicality and consequences. Are the Abbot and Zhu pragmatic people who make decisions based on practicality and consequences?

Essay Topic 2

There are extreme disparities between men and women in She Who Became the Sun. How are men and women treated differently in the novel? How are women discriminated against?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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