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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 do Kris and Dirk take Talia?

2. What does Talia face at the opening to this book?

3. Who knocks on Kris' door in the late evening?

4. What does Talia try to project to Elspeth?

5. What is happening on the Northern Border?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is escorting Talia to the investiture and why is Talia happy about that?

2. What surprise awaits Talia later that day?

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

4. How does Talia try to appear during the ceremony and how does she try to help Elspeth?

5. Why does Alberich have Talia continue to train with Elspeth?

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

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

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

9. Where do Kris and Dirk take Talia after she checks Rolan's equipment?

10. What ceremony do the villagers want the Heralds to witness and how does it proceed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Whenever reading a fantasy novel, one must become familiar with new terminology that explains a different world. In the case of Arrow's Flight, much of the setting would be familiar to the reader, though there are new ideas and terms to learn. Discuss the following:

1. Find five terms that are a part of Talia's world that occur in the "real" world but are used differently in Talia's world. Define the words as used in in Talia's world and compare those five words as to how they are currently used in the American English language.

2. There are ways of learning about a new world or time when reading a fantasy novel. Discuss the ways you were able to understand the world of Arrow's Flight. Did you have to look up any words? What does it mean to learn a word through its context? Do you have to do that in Arrow's Flight? What word(s)?

3. Were there any words you never really understood in Arrow's Flight? Which ones?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. Discuss five literary devices that occur in Arrow's Flight and how they are used. Are they effective? Do they add or detract from the reading of the book? Why or why not. Some possible techniques: Allusion, connotation, denouement, dialogue, flashback, figurative language, motif, metaphor, narrator, point of view, simile, mood, and puns.

2. What do you think are the reasons students are encouraged to understand literary devices? Do you think an understanding of the structure of a work of fiction enhances the reading experience? Why or why not?

3. Do you think authors make a conscious effort to include literary devices into their writing? Discuss your answer. Do you think it would be difficult to consciously create metaphor, simile, puns, etc...? Why or why not.

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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