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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. Why is the star angry that Tristran saved her life?

2. What is the first thing Septimus does to try to kill the Lilim?

3. Why does the star not want food at the inn?

4. What gets worse for Tristran as he rides in the carriage?

5. Who talks to Tristran in a dream after the star leaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Tristran asks the woman with the bird for a ride to Wall?

2. How is Tristran able to board the carriage?

3. How is Septimus killed?

4. What allows the slave girl to be set free?

5. Why is Tristran not more upset when he is turned back into a human?

6. What does the Lilim do after the commotion at the inn?

7. What do Tristran and Yvaine realize when Tristran returns from Wall?

8. How is Tristran saved from the poisoned ale?

9. What does Tristran do when the Lilim approaches him with the knives, and why?

10. Why is the star so angry after being rescued by Tristran?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the main elements of foreshadowing from this book, and how did their fulfillment shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the key examples of manipulation from this book, and how would the plot have been different had these betrayals not have occurred?

Essay Topic 3

What were some of the most evil things the Lilim did in this plot, and what were their reasons for these actions?

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