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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 Lady Blue?

2. Whom does Stile face in the third round of the Tourney?

3. What is the first foundation of Lady Blue's love for the Blue Adept?

4. Where does Stile go at the beginning of Chapter 4?

5. What are the two frames in which Stile exists?

Short Essay Questions

1. What challenge is issued to Stile by the Herd Stallion, in Chapter 1, and why?

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

3. What are the first two foundations for Lady Blue's love for the Blue Adept?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Where do Sheen and Stile go while fleeing, in Chapter 5?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stile's alternate self is the Blue Adept. What characteristics does he share with the Blue Adept? What are their differences? How do they each fulfill different roles in the novel? Should they be exactly alike, since they are alternates of the same person? Why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Music is an important theme in the novel; Stile and the Blue Adept both play their harmonica as a means of summoning their power, and the Platinum Flute is an important plot point. Why is music so important? What message is the author attempting to convey with all of the musical references? Why are instruments the foci of the characters' power, instead of other objects? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Female characters play a predominant role in this novel. Why are so many of the characters, including the antagonist, female? What message is the author trying to send? How might this novel change someone's perception of female characters, and why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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