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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. Which of the following was the name of the bison previously had by the daofei Kyoshi meets at Madam Qiji’s?

2. Which element does Kyoshi bend to prove her status as Avatar to the Flying Opera Company?

3. On which of the following does Kyoshi grab Xu Ping An?

4. For which of the following types of fortifications does Rangi note having studied attack methods?

5. Which of the following weapons is attributed to Moon-Seizing Zhu in Hujiang?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conditions does Kyoshi set on allowing Te to live?

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

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

4. Why do Kyoshi and Rangi leave Pengpeng outside the town they arrive at after fleeing Jianzhu’s mansion?

5. What reasons does Lao Ge give for wanting to work with those whose chakras are either all open or all closed?

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

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

8. What does Kyoshi expect to see in Te’s hiding place, and what does she encounter instead?

9. What reasons does Kyoshi give for refusing the offer of the Flying Opera Company to depart from her?

10. What has been done to the farmer outside Te’s palace whom the Yellow Necks accost, and which enraged Kyoshi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate Lao Ge’s comment that “Those who grow, live and die. The stagnant pool is immortal, while the clear flowing river dies an uncountable number of deaths” (257, italics in original).

Essay Topic 2

Kyoshi muses that “It was a small comfort, but a comfort nonetheless, that made her feel like she was standing on firmer footing” that the Flying Opera Company fears Jianzhu (220). Why might it be a comfort? What in the novel suggests as much? How does it make the suggestion?

Essay Topic 3

Sources attest to the presence of The Rise of Kyoshi on the New York Times and other best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

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