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

2. Where has Pug been this last year?

3. What is the mother of the babies doing in the Prologue?

4. Where are Arutha and his men going to be taken by their captors?

5. How old is Tomas' son?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is kingdom law based upon?

2. What does the scroll say that Pug finds in Macros' villa?

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

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

5. What does Armengar look like when Arutha and his men first come upon the city?

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

7. Why does Ryath, the dragon, consent to transport Tomas and Pug?

8. Who is Jimmy's friend?

9. What happens when Blutark comes upon another Beasthound?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how the author uses tension in the novel to tell the story, whether the novel is low or high tension, and whether the amount of the tension in the novel advances the plot. Use examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses foreshadowing to give the reader clues of what is to come in the novel. Discuss how the author uses foreshadowing and the effectiveness of this technique.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the mystic legacy that binds Tomas and Ashen-Shugar together, and how this legacy has helped them guard Midkemia. Use examples from the book.

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