2. What happens when the students return from Midwinter Festival?
(a) The Queen announces she is abdicating in favor of her daughter.
(b) A plague seeps through the town.
(c) Talia falls off Rolan and breaks an arm.
(d) Some of them start harrassing Talia again.

3. Who uses Elspeth as an example of a good student?
(a) Alberich.
(b) Orthallen.
(c) Selenay.
(d) Teren.

4. What is one thing that helps improve Elspeth's attitude toward companions?
(a) Talia does a mental cleansing on Elspeth.
(b) She reads children's stories about companions who have saved children.
(c) She rides Rolan every day.
(d) She assists in the birth of a new companion.

5. What does the Dean teach Talia?
(a) How to call Rolan.
(b) How to read minds.
(c) How to shield her thoughts and protect herself.
(d) Why the Heralds are gifted with magic.

6. Who interferes with Talia working with Elspeth?
(a) Hulda.
(b) The Dean.
(c) Teren.
(d) Selenay.

7. What is odd about what happens when a Herald dies?
(a) Nothing.
(b) The companion turns black for one year.
(c) The companion is invisible for one year.
(d) The bell rings even though it has no rope or clapper.

8. How do some friends test Talia and Rolan's bond?
(a) A friend carries on a conversation with Rolan, which Talia writes down from another location.
(b) Talia travels several days away from the Palace to see if she can still hear Rolan.
(c) They do not want to test the bonds.
(d) Creating a maze which Talia must navigate by Rolan's sending her instructions.

9. What happens if Neave does not control his gift?
(a) He becomes catatonic.
(b) Others have nightmares.
(c) He gets extremely ill.
(d) He projects discord.

10. Who is Neave?
(a) An empath.
(b) A projector.
(c) A Healer.
(d) A Transmuter.

11. For whom does Talia mourn?
(a) Elspeth.
(b) Elcarth.
(c) Jadus.
(d) Skif.

12. What can give Heralds a headache?
(a) Trying to communicate with a companion that is not their own.
(b) Using their gifts incorrectly.
(c) Communicating mind to mind with other Heralds.
(d) Using their gifts too much.

13. Who greets Talia when she gets back to her room?
(a) Keren.
(b) Jadus.
(c) Beren.
(d) Ylsa and her companion.

14. What does Talia want for Elspeth?
(a) To attend the Council meetings.
(b) To live at the Collegium.
(c) To move in with Talia.
(d) To learn to ride a regular horse.

15. What does the Queen want Talia to do?
(a) Take Talamir's place at the Council.
(b) Ask Skif to be her constant bodyguard.
(c) Leave on a trip with Rolan and take Elspeth.
(d) Take Elspeth to the summer castle to train her.