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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following materials is included in the testing object with which Hei-Ran presents Kyoshi?
(a) Birch bark.
(b) Oak bark.
(c) Cedar bark.
(d) Bamboo.

2. As which of the following does Yun identify the purpose of many of the cures present where he finds Kyoshi after her firebending test?
(a) Baldness cures.
(b) Fungal infection cures.
(c) Flatulence cures.
(d) Insomnia cures.

3. Where does Jianzhu wound Kelsang in their fight after the incident with Father Glowworm?
(a) The neck.
(b) The groin.
(c) The arm.
(d) The chest.

4. Approximately how long does Kyoshi spend in Hei-Ran’s firebending test?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 12 minutes.
(d) 2 minutes.

5. Which of the following sobriquets attaches itself to Jianzhu?
(a) Undertaker of the Squared Circle.
(b) Conqueror of the Chin Hills.
(c) Gravedigger of Zhulu Pass.
(d) Mortician of Heilan Isthmus.

6. At which of the following times does Jianzhu notes that “spiritual activity is at its highest” (102)?
(a) Twilight.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Noon.
(d) Midnight.

7. Which of the following is the first to greet Kyoshi when she returns to Jianzhu’s mansion after the incident with Father Glowworm?
(a) Kelsang.
(b) Jianzhu.
(c) Rangi.
(d) Yun.

8. As which of the following does the novel define the term “kowtow” (109)?
(a) A servant’s posture of deference.
(b) A student’s posture of submission.
(c) A peer’s posture of respect.
(d) A master’s posture of dominance.

9. Which of the following trades does Jianzhu ascribe to the people of Yokoya?
(a) Masonry.
(b) Carpentry.
(c) Fletching.
(d) Smithing.

10. The comment that Aomi had “blundered into a predator with much larger fangs” (22) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Analogy.

11. Which of the following items does Kyoshi take with her when she flees Jianzhu’s mansion?
(a) Clay turtle.
(b) Bison whistle.
(c) Whirligig.
(d) Stuffed hog monkye.

12. Kyoshi’s musing that “Jianzhu made the Earth Kingdom sound like different pieces of flesh stitched together to close a wound” (85) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Analogy.

13. Which of the following does Kyoshi report feeling as she expounds in verse at Jianzhu’s mansion?
(a) Sensational.
(b) Silly.
(c) Senseless.
(d) Sultry.

14. Which of the following is among the toys Kelsang uses to test for the Avatar?
(a) A plastic ball.
(b) A wicker ball.
(c) A rubber ball.
(d) A paper ball.

15. The comment that “The desolate town was eerie, the bones of a once-living thing” (101) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Conceit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Kyoshi note Father Glowworm has?

2. Which of the following sobriquets attaches itself to Tagaka?

3. From which of the following tribes does Jianzhu hail?

4. Which of the following earthbenders does Jianzhu note had attempted to determine the Avatar’s birthplace?

5. Which of the following does Yun note Tagaka and her corsairs steal from the villages they raid?

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