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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 type of mythical creature is Thistlepuff?

2. Who is Lady Blue?

3. What is Stile's goal?

4. Why are the results of the event, which Stile is preparing for, in Chapter 3, so important?

5. What does the Yellow Adept ask of Stile, at the Unolympics?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Thistlepuff, and what happens between her and Stile in Chapter 4?

2. What does the Blue Adept ask Lady Blue's father, and what is his response?

3. What favor does Sheen ask of Stile, at the beginning of Chapter 5?

4. Why does Stile go to see the Herd Stallion, in Chapter 1?

5. Why is Stile's mission to get the Platinum Flute such a dangerous one?

6. What happens to Lady Blue when she first goes to search for her lost foal as a young girl, and how is she rescued?

7. What remark does the Yellow Adept make when she introduces Stile to the other Adepts at the Unolympics?

8. What comment does Stile make, in Chapter 3, which hurts Sheen's feelings?

9. What deal does the Rifleman make with Stile before their match?

10. What does Hulk insist on doing to help Stile, at the beginning of Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Almost everyone with whom Stile has contact, aside from the antagonist, wants to help him in some way. Why is Stile so well liked? What qualities does he possess which make people eager to help him, and why? What would have happened to him without the aid of his friends, and why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Sheen and Stile end up in Heaven and Hell in Chapter 5. How do they get there? Why are they not allowed to stay? What is unique about the way the author describes these places, as opposed to the way they are typically described? What message is the author trying to convey? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

As a whole, the Adepts are a very secretive group. Why are some so reluctant to share their identities? Why are others so open? What would happen if the Adepts all chose to reveal their identities, and why? What are the results, both positive and negative, of their secrecy, and why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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