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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 rescues Lady Blue and returns her home, after her mishap searching for her foal?

2. What is the relationship between Neysa and Stile?

3. What happened to Stile that ended his career?

4. What becomes apparent to the audience during Stile's encounter with the Herd Stallion?

5. What type of mythological creature is Clip?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Stile demonstrate the extent of his magical power at the beginning of his contest with the Herd Stallion?

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

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

4. How does Stile use his magic during his contest with the Herd Stallion?

5. What summons is received by Stile, at the beginning of Chapter 5?

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

9. When does Lady Blue finally realize the extent of the Blue Adept's magical abilities, and what is her reaction?

10. Who is Sheen, and what is her relationship to Stile?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Neysa and Sheen are not human, yet both fall in love with Stile. What are the major differences between the two characters? How does the fact that they are not human affect their relationships with Stile? What else do they have in common? How does Stile treat them, as opposed to women of his own kind, and why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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