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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 delighted to see Rolan at the gate?
2. What musical instrument does Talia hear one day?
3. To what does Talia look forward during Midwinter?
4. What shocks Talia about what the wives tell her?
5. What does Talia decide to do with a horse she encounters?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Teren show Talia one day after class?
2. Who is the woman who came into Talia's room and what does Talia find out from her?
3. What fantasy does Talia have after she escapes from the meeting with her father's wives?
4. What happens when Talia comes upon a herald and what does she fear? What does he tell her?
5. Who does Talia meet during the break and what do they do together?
6. What happens to Talia as she is walking back from archery practice and what does she do about it?
7. What are the first two tasks Talia does when she and the Companion stop at their first rest?
8. What does the man in blue tell Talia she has to do when they talk to him at a small village?
9. What happens to Talia that gets her out of her holding?
10. What is Elcarth's position in the palace, what does he notice about Talia's personality and her knowledge?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Arrows of the Queen is one book in a series of novels involving Heralds and Companions. Discuss the following.
1. What are a couple advantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters and/or setting? Use examples.
2. What are a couple disadvantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters and/or setting? Use examples.
3. Do you prefer to read a standalone book, or a series of books with the same main characters? Explain your response.
4. Do you think it is easier or more difficult (or about the same) to write a standalone book versus one in a series? Explain your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Arrows of the Queen belongs to the literary genre of fantasy fiction. Discuss the following:
1. Thoroughly define the term genre and offer examples of it from your own reading experience. Why do you think it is useful to categorize fiction into genres? What could be a disadvantage of doing so?
2. What do you think is the main motivation for a person to read a fantasy novel? Is entertainment a good enough reason? Are there any other reasons to read this genre? What? Explain fully.
3. In "academe," fantasy novels are often thought of as less literary than some other genres and for that reason are sometimes "snubbed" in the study of literature. Why do you think this is so? Do you agree with this "snobbery"?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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