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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. Who is best to accompany you through the peace pines?

2. Why didn't the tangle tree attack them?

3. How was the landscape south of the chasm rougher than the north?

4. What deed did Donald need performed to dissipate?

5. What happened to the First Wave children?

Short Essay Questions

1. What appears to be Wynne's curse?

2. How does Sabrina's behavior cause Bink to reflect on the other women he had met?

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

4. What is Magician Trent's plan?

5. What did Bink realize about the sea monsters he first encountered?

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

7. What does Iris explain about talents?

8. Why are nicklepedes things to be feared?

9. Why does Bink refuse the offer of the Sorceress?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast yourself against any character of your choice that appears in this book. What qualities do you admire in the created characters of Piers Anthony? What are qualities you feel you lack that you would like to improve on and why?

Essay Topic 2

How is the desire of Sorceress Iris like that of many people? Draw a direct parallel to our world. Do you suffer from similar motivations?

Essay Topic 3

In ways other than magic, in what ways do Xanth and Mundania differ? What elements of Mundane nature are more barbaric and uncivilized than the Xanthians? Explain why you've taken these points of view.

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