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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. Where does Keren take Talia?

2. About what is Elspeth depressed?

3. What does Talia vehemently deny?

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

5. Why does Talia awaken uneasy and ill-rested the second morning after being at the village?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kris explain his relationship with Dirk and what he hopes Dirk will find?

2. What is unique about a horse-like animal in Valdemar?

3. Why do the Council meetings disturb Talia?

4. What news does Talia get that afternoon and who delivers the news?

5. What occupies Talia in the three weeks before investiture?

6. What starts Kris and Talia's journey off a little roughly?

7. What concerns Talia about Elspeth?

8. What does the reader learn about Talia's life as a child and what Queen Selenay does after hearing the same information?

9. What is the worse mistake that the Queen's Own, Talamir, makes?

10. What does Talia see when she wakes in the middle of the night?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Arrow's Flight, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements (They may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not.

Essay Topic 2

Arrow's Flight belongs to the literary genre of fantasy fiction. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly define the term genre and offer examples of it from your own reading experience. Why do you think it is useful to categorize fiction into genres? What could be a disadvantage of doing so?

2. What do you think is the main motivation for a person to read a fantasy novel? Is entertainment a good enough reason? Are there any other reasons to read this genre? What? Explain fully.

3. In "academe," fantasy novels are often thought of as less literary than some other genres and for that reason are sometimes "snubbed" in the study of literature. Why do you think this is so? Do you agree with this "snobbery"?

Essay Topic 3

Mercedes lackey is one of the most prolific writers of Fantasy in our time. It is useful to know about her not just because she authored Arrow's Flight, but because her authorial life is quite astounding. Discuss the following:

1. Research Lackey and write a brief biography of her.

2. What do you find to be most impressive about Lackey?

3. What do you think is Lackey's greatest accomplishment?

4. If you were told that you had to write the number of books Lackey has written (the number of which you should ascertain in your research), how would you respond?

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