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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. How did Lyam act?

2. What position was implied for Volney?

3. Which boy started in giving Jimmy a hard time?

4. Who was the first to summon Arutha?

5. Why was it strange to Arutha that Anita should fall?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Jimmy in trouble, and why was the Upright Man willing to spare him?

2. Why did the old witch gasp at the sight of the central figure when he removed his cloak?

3. What did the Moredhel command the people he was with to do following the witch's reading?

4. How did the being that took Jack lie?

5. What character traits do all three of Borric's sons possess?

6. Who had been the intended target and how was it that Laughing Jack managed to be alive?

7. Why was the heavy crossbow a poor choice of weapon?

8. What are the views Jimmy harbors regarding the nobility?

9. Why hadn't Laurie revealed his decision to Carline sooner?

10. What drew Arutha's attention from Anita?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the organization of the Mockers. What would this kind of organization be called on Earth? What information leads you to this conclusion? Would an organization like the Mockers succeed in our world? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Jimmy the Hand throughout the novel. How does he adapt to the situation? What makes him seem a little less realistic as a person? What gives him depth as a character?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Murad and the Dark Brothers. What do you suppose is the author's reason for not giving them substantial motivations, or at least, motivations that have been made evident to the reader? Can you think of any possible motivations that they might have? Why these ones?

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