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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. What does Kris admit about his uncle?

2. What happens when Rolan faces the forest in challenge?

3. What does one tree do in the windstorm?

4. What do Rolan and Tantris agree to do?

5. About what does Kris worry concerning him and Talia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the situation with an older, rich couple and their sewing maid?

2. What do Kris and Talia learn about the Companions that starts Talia into training to control her gift?

3. Why do Kris and Talia increase their pace when they are approaching a tiny hamlet near the Border?

4. What is it like outside when Talia and Kris awaken in the morning after moving their supplies inside?

5. What do Kris and Talia decide to do outside that morning and why does Kris chide Talia as they are working?

6. How have Talia's feelings towards Kris evolved?

7. How is Kris protective of Dirk and how does Kris' relationship with Talia cause Kris anxiety because of his friendship with Dirk?

8. What does Kris ask of Talia now that her internship is half over?

9. Why does Talia want to weep as she is around the people of Berrbay?

10. What happens just as Kris and Talia reach the next Waystation after leaving the village full of people with snow fever?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. Does the prologue give the reader enough information about what occurs in the first book of the trilogy in order to get the most out of Arrow's Flight, which is the second book in the series.

2. What questions do you still have about the fantasy world of Valdemar?

3. Do your questions motivate you to read the first and third books of the trilogy? Why or why not.

4. Do you think that read just one book in a trilogy is a waste of time? Why or why not.

Essay Topic 2

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think Arrow's Flight is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

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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