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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. In Chapter 15, what time of day does Esen practice archery?

2. How long after Zhu shows Jiao her Mandate of Heaven, does Zhu's force leave Angeng?

3. What month is it in Chapter 18?

4. What is the punishment for a Nanren hitting a Mongol?

5. How does Chen have Right Minister Guo killed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What future does Esen see in Chapter 18?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Jiao learn that Zhu is a woman, and what concerns does that create for Zhu?

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

9. How does Changhan-Temur die?

10. In Chapter 16, how does Chen want Xu Da reassigned and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Esen lacks empathy when it comes to his relationship with Ouyang. What type of relationship do Esen and Ouyang have? How does Esen’s lack of empathy affect the relationship?

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