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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. Why is it important for a Herald to be present in the Northern Borders?
2. When will Talia's internship with Kris begin?
3. What wars occurred long ago in Velgarth?
4. What is happening on the Northern Border?
5. What causes Talia to get out of bed the next morning though she is still tired?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Talia adjudicate her first case?
2. Why do the Council meetings disturb Talia?
3. What occurs at the tack shed after the investiture?
4. What does Talia see when she wakes in the middle of the night?
5. How does Kris explain his relationship with Dirk and what he hopes Dirk will find?
6. Who is escorting Talia to the investiture and why is Talia happy about that?
7. What does Kyril teach Talia?
8. Who are two essential Heralds?
9. How does Talia's gift cause a little tension between Talia and Kris?
10. What happens to humans during the Sorcerous Wars?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
The social mores of Valdemar have some similarities to that of the general culture of the United States and some differences. Discuss the following:
1. Define the term mores and give examples of it from your own life.
2. Write a comparison/contrast essay of the cultural mores of Valdemar compared to those of your own culture.
3. Do you think it is harmful for young people to read novels that contain contrasting or contradictory ideas from those in which the young people are raised? Discuss thoroughly.
4. Many books over the years have been banned (and consequently unbanned) in the United States because of their controversial ideas or behaviors of the characters. Do you think a book such as Arrow's Flight, with it's more liberal sexual mores, would have been banned had it been published in the 1950's? Discuss thoroughly.
Essay Topic 3
Oftentimes, a book is more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:
1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?
2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?
3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?
4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.
5. What type of plot do you think Arrow's Flight is? Explain your response.
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