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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By which of the following tokens is Kyoshi’s heritage recognized at Madam Qiji’s?
(a) Makeup.
(b) Headdress.
(c) Fan.
(d) Armor.

2. The comment that “The building stayed standing, a neat chunk of it ripped off like a sampled loaf of bread” (155) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Analogy.

3. For which of the following types of fortifications does Rangi note having studied attack methods?
(a) Swampy wooden walls.
(b) Coastal stone walls.
(c) Desert sand-blasted walls.
(d) Polar ice walls.

4. How many oaths does Kyoshi take to become a member of the Flying Opera Company?
(a) 3.
(b) 37.
(c) 20.
(d) 54.

5. The comment that “Each night, Kyoshi looked at the moon growing fuller, as if it were gorging on her dread” (255) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Simile.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

1. For which of the following do Kyoshi and Lao Ge ostensibly shop as they stalk through Zigan Village?

2. Which of the following is the first to train Kyoshi after she reveals being the Avatar to the Flying Opera Company?

3. Of which of the following materials is Madam Qiji’s constructed?

4. Which of the following is the first to greet Jianzhu when he arrives at the Beifong estate to attend a soiree in the Avatar’s honor?

5. Which of the following bands does Jianzhu tell a story about in Hujiang?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does Lao Ge give for his statement “I don’t care to kill Jianzhu” (229)?

2. To what does Kyoshi ascribe Mok’s anger at Rangi’s questions when he is assigning them to assail Governor Te’s compound?

3. What does Jianzhu note as hindrances to pretending that the Avatar is ill?

4. How does Kyoshi fare in her initial efforts at dust-stepping?

5. What does Kyoshi divine is meant by the phrase “Tieguai fights with a crutch” (159)?

6. What explanation does Lao Ge give for Mok not ordering the death of Governor Te?

7. What reason does Kyoshi give for concealing her heritage from Yokoya and Rangi?

8. What symbolism inheres in the gesture the daofei Kyoshi meets at Madam Qiji’s use to introduce themselves?

9. Why does Jianzhu note sympathy for Hei-Ran when they arrive at the Beifong estate?

10. What does Jianzhu recognize as the likely series of events prompted by an unauthorized messenger bird returning to Hui?

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