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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What insures that there is always at least one person the Monarch can trust?
(a) There is no way to be absolutely certain anyone is trustworthy.
(b) Having a special companion that never ages.
(c) The magically talisman that guides the monarch to choose a Herald.
(d) A special ring that one person wears that changes colors if a lie is told.

2. About what do Sherrill and Keren tease Talia?
(a) Rolan have a mud bath that Talia has to curry out.
(b) Rolan receiving a new saddle in honor of Talia's promotion.
(c) Being in competition with her little sister for the men's attentions.
(d) Having Kris as her internship supervisor.

3. What does Kris do to avoid being set upon by the court beauties?
(a) Dances with only a select few.
(b) Goes back to the collegium.
(c) Offers to play with the bards.
(d) Strikes up a conversation with the Queen.

4. What does Selenay do to ensure holder children are allowed to leave the Hold?
(a) Nothing; it is out of her jurisdiction.
(b) Sends Heralds who are empaths to sense unhappy children.
(c) Makes a decree.
(d) Has Heralds interview all children in Holds when they are about 10.

5. Why isn't Talia expected for duty the next morning?
(a) No one will be rising early.
(b) She is to prepare for leaving.
(c) She is spending the night on watch.
(d) She is spending the night studying.

6. Why does Kris ask Talia's assistance about the problem in question #93?
(a) Because she asks him if she can adjudicate the problem.
(b) Because it is a very simple matter that the law clearly addresses.
(c) Because she was raised in farm country.
(d) Because he is testing her.

7. Who is Elspeth?
(a) Rolan's Herald.
(b) Selenay's Companion.
(c) A witch who gave a bad oracle reading.
(d) Selenay's spoiled child.

8. Who is the note from that is on Talia's door?
(a) Kyril.
(b) Dirk.
(c) Selenay.
(d) Elspeth.

9. Where do the humans flee during the wars of long ago?
(a) The Northern marshlands.
(b) The high passes.
(c) The Eastern coastline.
(d) The lower plans in the West.

10. About what does Lord Orthallen seem displeased?
(a) That Elspeth is being transferred to the Collegium.
(b) That Selenay is not ready to announce her heir.
(c) That Talia is going on an internship.
(d) That Elspeth has been chosen.

11. Why does Talia awaken uneasy and ill-rested the second morning after being at the village?
(a) She had uneasy dreams.
(b) One of the villages gives Talia a messasge from Talia's father.
(c) She is ill during the night.
(d) She spies someone she knows in the village crowd.

12. What is one thing Talia does at court each day?
(a) Debate rules of protocol.
(b) Teach Elspeth rules of succession.
(c) Confer with Lord Caris.
(d) Confer with the Seneschal.

13. Where does Keren take Talia?
(a) To sign the code of honor book.
(b) To a surprise, going-away party.
(c) To say goodbye to Elspeth.
(d) To say goodbye to Alberich.

14. How does Elspeth spar?
(a) Clumsily.
(b) Apathetically.
(c) With vigor.
(d) Gracefully.

15. For what does Talia petition Selenay?
(a) To be allowed to go see her father who his dying.
(b) To be allowed to train as a healer for several months.
(c) To be released from her duties for a month.
(d) To enter a new trainee into the Collegium.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where will Kris and Talia stay when they arrive at their assigned sectors?

2. Why does Talia decide to dine at Court?

3. What does Dirk have trouble sorting out?

4. What protects the Northern Border from trouble?

5. Where does Talia find Kris?

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