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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 does Talia trust the horse to do?
(a) Teach her to ride well.
(b) Get her a safe distance from the Hold.
(c) Take her to its owners.
(d) Guard her while she sleeps.

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

3. What will be one of Talia's jobs as the Queen's Own?
(a) Overseeing the tax collectioins.
(b) Taming the spoiled princess.
(c) Interviewing those who want to be Heralds.
(d) Caring for the Queen's companion.

4. What does Talia do as the wives' attention is diverted?
(a) Runs away from the meeting.
(b) Faints.
(c) Starts sobbing and everyone turns to her.
(d) Jumps to her death.

5. What does the Herald tell Talia?
(a) She is in trouble for stealing Rolan.
(b) That Rolan's rider is looking for the horse.
(c) That Rolan's rider is in the next town.
(d) She is doing the right thing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What special duties does Talia study?

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

3. When does Talia spend time with Rolan?

4. Where does Talia go for Midwinter festival?

5. What impresses Talia about the dining room?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Talia meet during the break and what do they do together?

3. What are Heralds and Companions?

4. What does Teren show Talia one day after class?

5. What happens to Talia that gets her out of her holding?

6. How does Talia know where to go when she leaves with the Companion and where is the first place they stop?

7. What continues unabated and what does Talia do?

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

9. Why do most of the students go home, and why doesn't Talia do the same?

10. What happens to Talia as she is walking back from archery practice and what does she do about it?

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