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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Elspeth do that helps her change her attitude toward companions?
(a) Regularly touches the bracelet made out of the colt's tail hair.
(b) Gives the colt a regular rub down.
(c) Rubs Roland's nose.
(d) Gives the colt sugar cubes.

4. What do her ambushers seem determined to do?
(a) Kill Talia.
(b) Teach Talia how to defend herself.
(c) Make Rolan die of grief.
(d) Teach Talia's father a lesson by hurting her.

5. Why is Orthallen disappointed?
(a) That Elspeth does not seem to like him.
(b) That Talia does not seem to like him.
(c) That the Queen has not gotten pregnant again.
(d) That Skif is not going to be punished.

6. What is not done before Hulda vanishes?
(a) She is not given her possessions back.
(b) She is not questioned.
(c) She is not paid.
(d) She is not punished.

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

8. What does Talia say as to why Skif is in the records room?
(a) That she wants to learn about Rolan's ancestors.
(b) Talia wants to know about the history of Miliday's country.
(c) That she wants information about her Holding.
(d) That she wants to learn about the Queen's ancestors since Talia is the Queen's own.

9. Who is questioning Skif?
(a) The Dean.
(b) Teren.
(c) Selenay and Orthallen.
(d) Rolan.

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

11. How does Talia help the Selenay?
(a) She tells her that Elspeth will turn out to be a strong, good queen.
(b) She uses her skills to help Selenay rest and forgive herself.
(c) She makes a positive prediction about the possible war.
(d) Talia tells the Queen that Talia will work hard and be able to be of great help to the Queen soon.

12. What is the advice given Talia by her confidant?
(a) To not tell anyone and to never be alone.
(b) To only tell the Headmaster.
(c) To write her father.
(d) To go tell the Queen immediately.

13. Who is sentenced to death?
(a) No one as the death penalty is not allowed.
(b) Two nobles who were plotting against the Queen.
(c) Two highway robbers who kill Ylsa.
(d) A man who kills his family.

14. What causes Elspeth's bratty personality to change?
(a) Becoming close to Rolan.
(b) The return of Hulda.
(c) Receiving praise at the school.
(d) Bonding with the colt she helps deliver.

15. What is seen in the Northwest area of the country?
(a) Many independant tribes.
(b) Huge virgin forests.
(c) Huge alpine lakes.
(d) Strange beasts.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Heralds die in the first year Talia is at the Collegium?

2. What else has the group associated with the harassment of Talia done?

3. How does the Queen get the arrows?

4. Who uses Elspeth as an example of a good student?

5. What was Neave as a child?

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