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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. What does Talia convince Skif to do?
2. How does Talia break off her connection to Ylsa?
3. Who wants Elspeth to become an active student in training?
4. What does Talia realize about part of her gift?
5. What is odd about what happens when a Herald dies?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Ylsa help the Queen learn who killed Ylsa?
2. What does Talia do at the memorial service for Beltren?
3. What does Skif ask of Talia and how does Talia respond?
4. How is Talia's life at the Collegium three years after her arrival?
5. What subject does Sherrill broach with Talia before Sherrill leaves on her first assignment?
6. Why is Skif dressed in black one night and why does Talia do the same?
7. What does Talia learns about Hulda?
8. What does Skif tell Talia about the Death Bell?
9. What does Talia learn about Herald's Gifts?
10. How does Talia learn what one of her major her gifts is?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Talia is harassed by a group of students called "Blues," who, for the most part are children of nobles in the Kingdom of Valdemar. Discuss the following:
1. Give a brief summary of who is harassing Talia, why, and the ways they are harassing her. Be sure to cite specific examples to demonstrate your exposition.
2. Do you think the "noble" born should be entitled to a privileged life by virtue of their birth? Why or why not?
3. Should nobility be awarded based upon one's achievements and character rather than birth? How would that system work?
4. Do you think the countries that still have an existent system of nobility will eventually discard it? Why or why not.
Essay Topic 2
Whenever reading a fantasy novel, one must become familiar with new terminology that explains a different world. In the case of Arrows of the Queen, much of the setting would be familiar to the reader, though there are new ideas and terms to learn. Discuss the following:
1. Find five terms that are a part of Talia's world that occur in the "real" world but are used differently in Talia's world. Define the words as used in in Talia's world and compare those five words as to how they are currently used in the American English language.
2. There are ways of learning about a new world or time when reading a fantasy novel. Discuss the ways you were able to understand the world of Arrows of the Queen. Did you have to look up any words? What does it mean to learn a word through its context? Do you have to do that inArrows of the Queen? What word(s)?
3. Were there any words you never really understood in Arrows of the Queen? Which ones?
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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