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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 sentenced to death?
2. What do her ambushers do?
3. Why does Talia ask to attend Beltren's memorial service?
4. What does the Dean teach Talia?
5. What do her ambushers seem determined to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the circumstances of Elspeth being accepted in the community of Heralds?
2. What does Talia ask Skif to do and how does she rescue him?
3. What does Talia learns about Hulda?
4. How does Talia learn what one of her major her gifts is?
5. What makes a significant change in Elspeth's attitude towards companions?
6. How is Talia saved from drowning?
7. What does Talia learn about Hulda's actions concerning Elspeth?
8. Why is Skif dressed in black one night and why does Talia do the same?
9. Who does Talia confide in and what does he tell her?
10. What does Talia learn about Herald's Gifts?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the following:
1. Discuss five literary devices that occur in Arrows of the Queen and how they are used. Are they effective? Do they add or detract from the reading of the book? Why or why not. Some possible techniques: Allusion, connotation, denouement, dialogue, flashback, figurative language, motif, metaphor, narrator, point of view, simile, mood, and puns.
2. What do you think are the reasons students are encouraged to understand literary devices? Do you think an understanding of the structure of a work of fiction enhances the reading experience? Why or why not?
3. Do you think authors make a conscious effort to include literary devices into their writing? Discuss your answer. Do you think it would be difficult to consciously create metaphor, simile, puns, etc...? Why or why not.
Essay Topic 2
In most fiction, readers would like all the loose ends to be neatly "tied up." Discuss the following:
1. Do you think Arrows of the Queen is successful as a fantasy novel? Why or why not.
2. What about this book would motivate you to read another of Mercedes Lackey's Herald and Companion series? What would discourage you from doing so?
3. Were all the "loose ends" satisfactorily settled for you? Why or why not.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss one of the following:
1. Sherrill approaches Talia before leaving on Herald business to explain to Talia about sex and birth control. It is obvious that the sexual mores of the Heralds is more liberal than those in which Talia is raised. Do you think Talia will change her sexual mores eventually? Why? Do most people discard beliefs in which they are raised if they begin living in a community with different beliefs? What do you think this says about beliefs?
2. Ylsa and Keren are two women who are lovers. Though few people in the community live a homosexual lifestyle, the women are accepted for who they are and are not condemned. Do you believe they should be accepted for who they are? Discuss their life as Heralds, which is similar to being soldiers, in light of the current debate about gays serving openly in the military.
3. As Talia grows and matures, her beliefs about many things change. Discuss Talia's changing in light of your own life as you left home and meet other people who thought differently from your own community.
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