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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. What is the mother of the babies doing in the Prologue?

2. How old is Miranda, the daughter of the Duke of Rodez?

3. What continent will Pug and Tomas go to in order to find the Halls of the Dead?

4. What is Jimmy's position at the Court of Krondor?

5. What name is given to the Beasthound?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why will Laurie not go back to see his family?

2. What does Armengar look like when Arutha and his men first come upon the city?

3. What does the scroll say that Pug finds in Macros' villa?

4. What is kingdom law based upon?

5. How did Guy come to rule Armengar?

6. Who is Jimmy's friend?

7. Why does Fannon wish for Charles to replace him as Swordmaster?

8. Describe the battle garb that once belonged to Ashen-Shugar and is now worn by Tomas.

9. Describe the route of the funeral cortege.

10. Why does Gathis believe that Macros is dead?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how various events in the novel lead men to become heroes and perform acts of heroism. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Both the serpent people and the tiger people were created by the Dragon Lords. Compare and contrast the serpent people and the tiger people. Use examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Explain how the author uses tension in the novel to tell the story, whether the novel is low or high tension, and whether the amount of the tension in the novel advances the plot. Use examples from the novel.

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