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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. How long ago did Stile's opponent become a Citizen?

2. How does Stile respond to Sheen's suggestion in Chapter 3?

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

4. Who is Lady Blue?

5. What is the relationship between Neysa and Stile?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Stile's relationship with Neysa change in Chapter 1?

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

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

4. What is Proton?

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

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

7. What is Stile's relationship to Lady Blue?

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

9. Why does Pyreforge agree to give the Platinum Flute to Stile?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Hulk is so loyal to Stile that he makes many sacrifices, including the ultimate sacrifice of dying in a trap set for Stile. What role does Hulk play as a character in the novel? Why is he so fiercely loyal to Stile? How does Stile feel about Hulk? Do his feelings change after Hulk's death? Why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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