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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 does Vega smash when she goes into Morrigone’s home in QUADRAGINTA UNUS: “Slivers Too Few”?

2. What does Vega Jane use to heal Delph’s injuries in VIGINTI SEX: “Training Up”?

3. Duk Dodgson is described as a protégé of whom?

4. What is the name of the clothing store that Vega goes to in QUADRAGINTA QUATTUOR: “Vega Down Under”?

5. What plan does Delph present to Vega when he visits in the beginning of TRIGINTA UNUS: “Practice Makes Imperfect”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is announced on the banner across High Street in the beginning of VIGINTI SEPTEM: “The Duelum”?

2. To whom does Vega Jane give her Duelum winnings to in QUINQUAGINTA: “The Duelum Champion”? Why?

3. How is Vega Jane’s trial before the Council described in VIGINTI NOVEM: “Council”?

4. What does Vega Jane learn from her encounter with Thaddeus Kitchen in QUADRAGINTA DUO: “A Bit of Mischief”?

5. Why does Vega go to visit Thansius in QUADRAGINTA TRES: “A Matter of Parchment”? What does Vega do while at Thansius’s residence?

6. Where does Vega Jane go first in the morning that opens QUADRAGINTA NOVEM: “To the Death”? Why?

7. What does Vega Jane discover about the straps for the Wall in TRIGINTA NOVEM: “All Fall Down”?

8. How do Vega and Delph perform in their first fights of the Duelum in TRIGINTA QUINQUE: “The Battle Begins”?

9. How does Delph become injured in TRIGINTA SEPTEM: “A Case of Cobbles”?

10. What confrontation takes place at the Care between Vega and Morrigone in TRIGINTA QUATTUOR: “Magical Me”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the setting of the Quag based on the descriptions from Quentin Herms’s book and map. How large is the Quag in relation to the size of Wormwood? What creatures live in the Quag? Prior to examining Quentin Herms’s messages, what did Vega know about the Quag?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze Vega Jane’s experience in the past where she sees Morrigone on the evening of Virgil’s Event. What takes place in this “flashback”? What information does Vega learn from witnessing this occasion? How does this information change Vega’s perspective of Morrigone?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the rituals surrounding the Duelum in the novel. How frequently does the event take place? Who participates in the fights of the Duelum? How would you compare the Duelum to the Roman gladiatorial contests?

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