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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 many known female Adepts are there as of Chapter 8?

2. Why was Sheen sent to Stile?

3. What is strange about the bullet with which Stile is shot at the end of Chapter 11?

4. What mode of transportation are Stile and Sheen using when they are chasing the Red Adept in Chapter 11?

5. How does Stile win Round Twelve?

Short Essay Questions

1. What steps do Stile and Lady Blue take to ensure that the prophecy regarding Lady Blue will come true?

2. How does Stile feel about Neysa, at the beginning of Chapter 8?

3. What does the trap that Hulk and Bluette are caught in tell Stile about his adversary?

4. What deal does Stile make with the Red Adept before their battle starts, and why?

5. What does Stile realize, about the Oracle's prophecy, during Round Twelve of the Tourney?

6. What are the results of Stile's performance in Round Seven of the Tourney?

7. Why does Stile have to fight the Red Adept in the Proton fashion?

8. What happens when Sheen and Lady Blue meet in Chapter 11?

9. What happens at the White Demesnes?

10. What does Sheen do when she finds out that Stile married Lady Blue, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Stile has relationships with many different women in the novel, all of whom help him in some way. What are the major differences in these relationships? What do they all have in common? What conflicts arise due to his many relationships, and why? How are these conflicts overcome? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

There are several instances, during both the Unolympics and the Tourney, when the victory is awarded to someone who does not technically "win." Why are these decisions made? What message is the author trying to convey, and why? What would happen if this system were implemented in the real world, and why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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