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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. Why are there some unknown Adepts?

2. What happened to Lady Blue's foal, according to the Snow Horse?

3. When they hide from the Citizen's security system, in Chapter 5, where do Sheen and Stile find themselves?

4. What two literary genres are blended in this novel?

5. What is Stile most concerned about during his encounter with the Herd Stallion?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Vodlevile approach Stile during the Unolympics?

2. Why does Hulk leave for Proton in Chapter 4?

3. What news does Vodlevile give to Hulk as he returns from his trip to the Oracle?

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

5. What does Stile theorize about his pursuer, at the end of Chapter 5?

6. What is the Tourney, and why is Stile participating in it?

7. Stile realizes that negotiations between himself and the Herd Stallion will be difficult. Why?

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

9. Why does Lady Blue's father stop objecting to the Blue Adept's solicitation of his daughter?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the role magic plays in this novel. Which characters use magic, and for what purposes? What takes the place of magic in Proton? How does Stile use his magic, and why? What is each character's unique specialty, and why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

It is understood among the denizens of Phaze that Adepts rarely socialize with normal people. Why is this? What happens when Adepts attempt to mingle with ordinary people? Why did the Blue Adept make an exception and choose Lady Blue as his wife? What were the repercussions of that decision? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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