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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About what do some villagers demand justice?
(a) An argument about the allocations of grain for the Queen's taxes.
(b) An argument between an apprentice and his employer.
(c) An argument about a horse and its offspring.
(d) The offspring of a cow and bull.

2. What surprises Kris and Talia when they sing after supper?
(a) The chirras join in.
(b) The Companions join in.
(c) They have perfect harmony in their voices.
(d) They hear wolves howling nearby as if they are joining in.

3. What is the Hand of Fate?
(a) The way the future is cast by use of hand shaped die.
(b) The way a Herald is chosen.
(c) Shooting two arrows in the air to determine a boundary.
(d) When someone is "touched" by the oracle.

4. What does Selenay do after dinner?
(a) Announces Elspeth as heir.
(b) Renounces Elspeth as heir.
(c) Asks for a counsel of war.
(d) Formally announces Talia as the Queen's own.

5. What questions do Kris and Talia answer at the village where they sleep for the first night?
(a) Questions about the new Queen's own.
(b) Questions about the new tax laws.
(c) Questions about Selenay's upcoming marriage.
(d) Questions about the heir.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kris do to avoid being set upon by the court beauties?

2. Why does Talia have a scar on her hand?

3. What does Talia see when she wakes and looks out the window?

4. Why does Kris ask Talia's assistance about the problem in question #93?

5. What do Kris and Talia perform as an entrance fee?

(see the answer key)

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