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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. What do the children make David do on the morning of his birthday?

2. What does Becky say about the priceless bowl in the museum?

3. Who did Dr. Owen talk to about Jen?

4. How does Peter feel about Dr. Owen at the end of the book?

5. How does Taliesin feel when he walks across the peaceful field?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Becky stop Jen from betraying Peter?

2. What does Peter realize the key wants him to do?

3. What does Jen do when she learns that Dr. Rhys cannot do for her what she had hoped?

4. What outdoor activity does the Morgan family begin doing together?

5. What makes Peter feel like a man during the hunt?

6. What does Becky say when she sees the priceless bowl in the museum?

7. What bad news does Dr. Rhys bring during the dinner party?

8. What does Peter think about Bedd Taliesin?

9. What is most alarming about the wolf that is killed during the hunt?

10. What does Rhian see when she goes to fetch missing sheep?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diversity was a major theme in this book as many different lifestyles and ranks in society were involved. How was this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author felt it was so important?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Nancy Bond have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

Honor was something that many of the main characters were striving for in this book. Who was most affected by this pursuit, and how did it change the course of the plot?

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