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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 didn't the tangle tree attack them?

2. What effect does the shield appear to have on Xanth?

3. Who did Bink insult when he had won his way into the castle?

4. What was the crime presented in the trial?

5. What specific kind of animal may have ravaged other villages?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bink view his long trip around the Gap?

2. What features does the Gap Dragon possess that make him suited to the terrain of the Gap?

3. What was it that finally settled Bink on the Shade's sincerity?

4. What was the complication with the Shield?

5. How was the night with the Sorceress not one Bink could have afforded?

6. What is Magician Trent's plan?

7. What things does the storm cause Bink to reflect upon?

8. What does Humfrey determine about the nature of Bink's talent?

9. What are the differences in the history lesson given by Cherie and the one given by the centaur tutor?

10. What is the significance of Humfrey and Beauregard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How have the Mundanians made up for their lack of magic? Which do you think would be more beneficial, a world of magic, or a world without?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the ramifications of Bink's talent. In what ways does this make him a more powerful magician than Trent?

Essay Topic 3

Draw parallels in this novel where honor is maintained at a certain sacrifice.

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