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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why won't Talia go back to the Hold?
(a) She would be imprisoned.
(b) She would not be allowed to leave again.
(c) She would be given an awful husband in punishment.
(d) No one would believe her story.

2. What does Talia do after learning what her father writes about her?
(a) Goes off by herself and cries hysterically.
(b) Goes and happily tells Rolan the news.
(c) Goes and buries her face in Rolan's mane and cries.
(d) Stoically goes to her next class.

3. Who is delighted to see Rolan at the gate?
(a) A Herald.
(b) The gatekeeper.
(c) Roland's rider.
(d) The captain of the guard.

4. What is one thing that is a constant threat to Heralds?
(a) Weather.
(b) Dark Servants.
(c) Madness.
(d) Overusing magic.

5. What does the guard call the white horse?
(a) Stralen.
(b) Robier.
(c) Jacque.
(d) Rolan.

6. How does Talia feel around Rolan?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Uneasy.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Comfortable.

7. What does Talia learn at the village?
(a) That she is to take Rolan to the Queen, a journal of a month or more.
(b) That she and Rolan are to stay there until a Herald arrives.
(c) That she is to take Rolan back to the Collegium herself.
(d) That she is to leave Rolan in the village and return home.

8. When does Talia feel most peaceful?
(a) When she is in the library.
(b) When she falls asleep at night.
(c) When she is alone.
(d) When she is with Rolan.

9. To what does Talia look forward during Midwinter?
(a) Practicing archery.
(b) Reading.
(c) Going to parties.
(d) Riding.

10. Who is Sherrill?
(a) A Herald whose companion is Tibideau.
(b) A student who is assigned to escort Talia around the school.
(c) A student who just started that day also.
(d) The princess' nanny.

11. What is one thing Talia gets during her tour?
(a) Uniforms.
(b) A set of horse grooming tools.
(c) A tattoo showing she is a Herald in training.
(d) Stacks of books.

12. What particular lack of knowledge on Talia's part appalls Elcarth?
(a) Knowledge of the Queen's lineage.
(b) Knowledge of the world's geography.
(c) Knowledge about the country's history.
(d) Knowledge about Heralds and Companions.

13. When does Talia spend time with Rolan?
(a) Not for two weeks since the Queen sends him on a mission.
(b) After archery practice.
(c) Three days after Teren speaks to her about her father's note.
(d) After dinner.

14. How long do Talia and Rolan travel by the end of the second chapter?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 30 days.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 6 days.

15. What concerns Elcarth about Talia?
(a) Her lack of mathematical abilities.
(b) Her fear of horses.
(c) Her lack of propriety.
(d) Her fear of men.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Talia clean her clothes at the river?

2. What is the duty of a herald?

3. What impresses Talia about the dining room?

4. How do most people view the Heralds?

5. What seems to make Talia's journey easier?

(see the answer keys)

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