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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing Talia learns about companions?
(a) The Heralds are magically gifted.
(b) The Heralds usually live to be very old because of the bond with the companions.
(c) The companions sometimes choose to go off by themselves for a year or two.
(d) They are faster and have more stamina than other horses.

2. Who is Keren?
(a) The navigation instructor.
(b) The hurdles instructor.
(c) The riding instructor.
(d) The archery instructor.

3. What is special about the day that Keldar calls Talia?
(a) It is the day Talia's mother died.
(b) It is the first day of Spring.
(c) It is Talia's birthday.
(d) It is Talia's oldest brother's birthday.

4. How is Talia treated by people in the villages she passes?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Suspiciously.
(c) Hostile.
(d) Friendly and welcoming.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sherrill leave for Talia?

2. What does Talia do after learning what her father writes about her?

3. Why does Keldar call Talia?

4. Who is the older woman who enters Talia's room?

5. What particular lack of knowledge on Talia's part appalls Elcarth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Teren's expectation about Talia's response to the note and is he correct?

2. What fantasy does Talia have after she escapes from the meeting with her father's wives?

3. What is Talia's duty for her first day of classes and what does she learn there?

4. What does Rolan do when he and Talia arrive at the city?

5. What happens when Talia comes upon a herald and what does she fear? What does he tell her?

6. What class does Talia go to after weapons training and what is some of the information she gets there?

7. What are the first two tasks Talia does when she and the Companion stop at their first rest?

8. What does Sherrill take Talia to get?

9. What does Elcarth show Talia and what room most excites her?

10. What are the differences in the roles between men and women in Talia's holding and why might she be different than many women?

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