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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. On the lake in Chapter 7, how tall are the bodhisattva statues by the lake?
2. How many precepts are in the monastic oath?
3. In Chapter 5 when Essen emerges from her ger, how many soldiers stand at Ouyang's back?
4. What happens to Prefect Fang in Chapter 4?
5. What month is it in Chapter 10?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the Prince of Henan's general come to the monastery at the end of Chapter 4?
2. What does Zhu do when Prefect Fang is about to accuse her of consorting with a nun?
3. Why does Little Guo think the victory at the Yao River should be accredited to him?
4. Why does Ma believe her father was betrayed?
5. What does the Abbot know about what Zhu does to Fang, and how does he react?
6. What troops is Zhu given to attack Lu?
7. What does Zhu do when the Red Turbans and the Prince of Henan's armies face one another at the Yuan?
8. What information does Ma give Zhu about Lu?
9. How is Zhu described?
10. When the Prime Minister proposes that Zhu be made a commander, what test is suggested?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are extreme disparities between men and women in She Who Became the Sun. How are men and women treated differently in the novel? How are women discriminated against?
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
Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in She Who Becomes the Sun to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? Why can it be difficult to decipher idioms from context?
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