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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Keren?

2. When does Talia spend time with Rolan?

3. Whose eyes are gazing at Talia?

4. What does Sherrill leave for Talia?

5. What does Elcarth say Talia will receive immediately?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Talia amazed to see at the next town she and Rolan come to and what is she told to do?

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

3. What concerns Alberich about Talia and how does Talia feel about her first lesson with him?

4. What is Elcarth's position in the palace, what does he notice about Talia's personality and her knowledge?

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

6. What do some of the female students talk to Talia about in the bath area and what does Talia hope as she falls asleep?

7. Where does Talia go after her second weapons class and how does she do with the class?

8. Who is the woman who came into Talia's room and what does Talia find out from her?

9. Why does Elcarth have to leave Talia's tour?

10. What is Talia's social life like in her holding?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many novels, and perhaps a majority, of novels end on a happy note. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not?

2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of Arrows of the Queen and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why Arrows of the Queen is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.

3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Oftentimes, a book is more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think Silent Prey is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 3

Arrows of the Queen could be said to be a "bildungsroman" of Talia, the main character. Discuss the following:

1. Define the concepts "bildungsroman" and "coming of age."

2. Thoroughly trace and analyze Arrows of the Queen as a bildungsroman of Talia. Give specific examples. What does Talia learn? How has she changed? Is the change for the better?

3. Thoroughly trace and analyze Arrows of the Queen as a coming of age story for Elspeth. Give specific examples. What does Elspeth learn? How has she changed? Is the change for the better?

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