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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 does Ellen threaten to pour Jack's drink over his head?
2. What proof does Linda offer for the surgery that left Jack with a warrior's stone rather than a wizard's stone?
3. Who is Claude D'Orsay?
4. What is Hastings accused of having done to deserve punishment?
5. What is the first attack Ellen makes against Jack?
Short Essay Questions
1. What charm does Dr. Longbranch cast on Jack? How does he escape it?
2. What does Jack learn about Hastings' previous relationship with Linda? What does Hastings say about the women in Jack's family?
3. For what trip is Jack packing at the end of Chapter 11? What does he pack?
4. What does Hastings admit to Jack in Cumbria? How does Jack feel about this admission?
5. Why does Jack stop during a training bout to talk with Jeremiah? What doe he learn?
6. Who is ministering Jack when he wakes in Cumbria? How did she get there?
7. What theory does Fitch tell Linda about Susannah's death?
8. What threat does Hastings make against Jack's mother to demonstrate what might happen if he refuses to play in the Games?
9. At the amusement park, Ellen pretends to throw a slushy on Jack, but misses and hits the water. What happens next? Why did Ellen do this?
10. What is Raven's Ghyll? Why has Hastings decided to take Jack there through the back way?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is Dr. Longbranch? Why does she believe that she should own Jack? Why does Dr. Longbranch want Jack to fight for the White Rose? In what way does Dr. Longbranch discuss Jack as though he were a prized dog rather than a person? Why does Dr. Longbranch become upset when she learns that Hastings plans to have Jack fight for him as an independent? Why does Dr. Longbranch file suit, claiming that Jack belongs to her? Who else files suit to stop Jack from fighting in the Games? What is the result of these law suits?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the structure of the novel. How is the novel structured? How many narrators are there? Why does the author begin with Lee's story? What is the impact of Lee's story on the reader as the reader learns more and more about the characters in the novel? How does the author build tension in the novel? What is the purpose of the tension in this novel? How does the author use language in this novel? Is the language appropriate to the characters and the plot? How does the author use metaphor and other language devices to tell her story? Does the author develop her themes well? Can you identify some of the themes in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
What is Jack's relationship with Ellen? Why do Ellen and Leesha have a confrontation? Why does Jack agree to walk Ellen home during Leesha's party? How does Jack feel about Ellen? Why does Jack end up having a fight with Garret? How did this come about? How did it end? What does Jack's relationship with Ellen suggest about his personality? What does it say about his position in relation to the Roses and the Games?
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