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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. Who is the note from that is on Talia's door?
2. Who must always be a Herald?
3. What is the first thing the village requests of the Heralds?
4. Who is Talamir?
5. Who chooses a new Queen's Own?
Short Essay Questions
1. What starts Kris and Talia's journey off a little roughly?
2. How does Talia adjudicate her first case?
3. What ceremony do the villagers want the Heralds to witness and how does it proceed?
4. What does Talia find on her door when she rises the next morning?
5. Describe the interaction between Kris and his uncle.
6. Where do Kris and Dirk take Talia after she checks Rolan's equipment?
7. What surprise awaits Talia later that day?
8. What does Talia see when she wakes in the middle of the night?
9. How does Kris explain his relationship with Dirk and what he hopes Dirk will find?
10. What is unique about a horse-like animal in Valdemar?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:
1. Compare/contrast the characters of Talia and Kris. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? How do they compare as to the way they are raised before being chosen? Do you think they will both become good Heralds? Why or why not.Be specific and give examples.
2. Compare/contrast the characters of Talia and Rolan. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character? How do the fact that they are different species influence your response to them?
3. Thoroughly analyze how three of the secondary characters in Arrow's Flight help drive the plot and what their contribution is to the storyline. Are any of the secondary characters unnecessary? Indispensable? Which of the secondary characters are likable? Which are either unlikable or even despicable? Be specific and give examples.
Essay Topic 2
In most fiction, readers would like all the loose ends to be neatly "tied up." Discuss the following:
1. Do you think Arrow's Flight is successful as a fantasy novel? Why or why not.
2. What about this book would motivate you to read another of Mercedes Lackey's Herald and Companion series? What would discourage you from doing so?
3. Were all the "loose ends" satisfactorily settled for you? Why or why not.
4. Do you think that a reader expects that not all loose ends are tied up in a book in a series, unless it's the last book?
Essay Topic 3
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"?
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