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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 5, how long does Ouyang think it might take to train Altan up as a replacement general?

2. What year is it at the beginning of Chapter 1?

3. Where does Ma have a mole?

4. How old is Commander Altan-Baatar?

5. How old was Xu Da when he first slept with a girl?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Zhu do when the Red Turbans and the Prince of Henan's armies face one another at the Yuan?

2. What is Lord Wang's response when his father asks him to join the army as a battalion commander, and what is the Prince's response?

3. What do Zhu and Xu Da pretend to be to get inside the gates of Lu?

4. How does Zhu avoid communal bathing and revealing that she is a girl?

5. What does Ouyang think of Esen's wives?

6. How is Zhu described?

7. What information does Ma give Zhu about Lu?

8. In Chapter 3, which of Lord Essen's warriors is left outside and why?

9. What does Zhu see when she observes the eunuch standing in the courtyard?

10. In his mind's eye, how does Oyuang visualize the army as he and the men give homage to Esen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Karker-Chan use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help make the writing more interesting?

Essay Topic 2

An analogy is the comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies Parker-Chan uses in She Who Became the Sun? How do these analogies help readers comprehend characters, events or concepts?

Essay Topic 3

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What is the setting in She Who Became the Sun? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

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