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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 becomes a reflex due to Kris' continual drilling?

2. How does Talia think Kris often looks at her?

3. What surprises Kris and Talia when they sing after supper?

4. How does Skif say Dirk is acting as far as Talia is concerned?

5. Who is Tedric?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Kris and Talia increase their pace when they are approaching a tiny hamlet near the Border?

2. How do Talia and Kris work through their relationship?

3. What two concepts does Talia begin to learn in order to control her gift?

4. What news does Skif bring from the city?

5. What do Kris and Talia decide to do outside that morning and why does Kris chide Talia as they are working?

6. What is a struggle for Kris as far as his interaction with Talia?

7. What does Kris ask of Talia now that her internship is half over?

8. How does Kris' attempts to comfort Talia go further than either intends?

9. What is it like outside when Talia and Kris awaken in the morning after moving their supplies inside?

10. After Kris falls asleep, what does Talia think about concerning Dirk and love?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The social mores of Valdemar have some similarities to that of the general culture of the United States and some differences. Discuss the following:

1. Define the term mores and give examples of it from your own life.

2. Write a comparison/contrast essay of the cultural mores of Valdemar compared to those of your own culture.

3. Do you think it is harmful for young people to read novels that contain contrasting or contradictory ideas from those in which the young people are raised? Discuss thoroughly.

4. Many books over the years have been banned (and consequently unbanned) in the United States because of their controversial ideas or behaviors of the characters. Do you think a book such as Arrow's Flight, with it's more liberal sexual mores, would have been banned had it been published in the 1950's? Discuss thoroughly.

Essay Topic 2

Many novels, and perhaps a majority, of novels end on a happy note. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not?

2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of Arrow's Flight and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why Arrow's Flight is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.

3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss Arrow's Flight based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if Arrow's Flight is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the fact that Arrow's Flight is a novel in a series changes the criteria upon which its success should be judged? What about the fact that it is a fantasy novel? Explain.

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