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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which city is a gray stone metropolis with a large metal building in the center?
(a) Lenora.
(b) Fedora.
(c) Isadora.
(d) Prada.

2. When Polo tells his tales while enjoying the evening breeze as he sits on a doorstep, what does he explain to Khan?
(a) His traveling days may soon come to an end.
(b) This reminds him of a time from one of his past travels.
(c) The setting they're in will affect how the tale is remembered.
(d) The cool air clears his mind and keeps him awake.

3. The people of Andria are prudent and:
(a) Self-centered.
(b) Self-confident.
(c) Self-pitying.
(d) Self-made.

4. As Polo studies the wood of Khan's chessboard, what does he point out?
(a) That they've not had dinner yet.
(b) Its natural flaws.
(c) That it's getting late.
(d) Its rich red color.

5. Polo says that Zaira is defined by:
(a) Its relationships between measurements of its space and the events of its past.
(b) Its people, who are exquisitely beautiful yet age too quickly.
(c) An imposing, gleaming white building in the central plaza.
(d) The relationship between its people and the beautiful gardens they tend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What creates connections between lives in Chloe?

2. Of what use are Polo's tales to the emperor?

3. Whenever the emperor is in a good mood and says how splendid his empire is, he wants to know why Polo:

4. At the beginning of Chapter 2, what do Khan's messengers warn of?

5. Which city do visitors consider to be a trap?

(see the answer key)

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