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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 message does Talia receive that distracts her?

2. Why does Kris order Talia to stay on the hill outside a seemingly deserted village?

3. What does Talia worry about doing?

4. What is Kris pursuing in a dream?

5. What did Lord Orthallen try to do about Talia's internship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the confrontation between Kris and Talia as they finally reach the road after clearing a path from the Waystation.

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

3. After Kris falls asleep, what does Talia think about concerning Dirk and love?

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

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

6. Describe the conversation between Kris and Talia about Lord Orthallen.

7. What two concepts does Talia begin to learn in order to control her gift?

8. What happens while Kris and Talia are dreaming in the Waystation?

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

10. What news does Skif bring from the city?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

When one reads any novel (or anything at all), one brings everything from one's own past and present to the novel and in how one responds to what s/he is reading. Discuss the following:

1. How influential do you think a reader's own emotions, education, ideas and experiences influence how the reader responds to a work of fiction?

2. What about your life do you think influences you in reading Arrow's Flight? How does it influence you?

3. Do you think there is only one interpretation for any book? Discuss fully your response.

4. Do you think fiction can precipitate change in a reader? Is the change usually temporary or long lasting? Discuss your response thoroughly.

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