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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has it been since King Rodric died?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 2 years.

2. What is the signal for the companies to make their way to the stronghold of the brotherhood of assassins?
(a) An explosion.
(b) Incorrect ringing of the time by the city watch.
(c) A trumpet blast.
(d) A member of the Mockers will tell each group when to leave.

3. What instrument is played as the funeral cortege leaves the city?
(a) A drum.
(b) A bugle.
(c) A guitar.
(d) A trumpet.

4. Where are Arutha and his men going to be taken by their captors?
(a) Eldpoint.
(b) Harlech.
(c) Raglam.
(d) Armengar.

5. How long has it been since Arutha and Martin returned from Moraelin?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 15 months.
(c) Not quite a year.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Arutha injured when an assassin throws a dagger?

2. In Chapter 2, what does Tolly tell Jimmy is the password for the night?

3. What does Pug find in a hidden nook in Macros' hearth in the villa?

4. In the Prologue, how much time do several people say has been gained?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 9, how many miles are they from where they first encountered the Beasthound?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the dwarves tell the innkeeper of the Sleeping Wagoner about their encounter with some Dark Brothers?

2. Why will Laurie not go back to see his family?

3. What happens to Jimmy when he enters the Fiddler Crab Inn?

4. Why has Arutha ordered that the hearts of the Nighthawks be cut out and burned?

5. Describe the Northlands.

6. What story do Jimmy and Locklear tell riders from the garrison of Questor's View?

7. How did Guy help Armengar when he arrived?

8. Describe the battle garb that once belonged to Ashen-Shugar and is now worn by Tomas.

9. Why is the dog proving to be useful to Arutha and his men?

10. Why does Commander Bayne complain about Arutha's order to arrest anyone not known by three citizens of good standing?

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