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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. To whom does Bluette go for help at the end of Chapter 7?

2. How does the Yellow Adept help Stile win the tenth round of the Tourney?

3. What happens when Lady Blue offers to be oath-friend to Sheen in Chapter 11?

4. What did the former Brown Adept exchange for an amulet from the Red Adept?

5. What do Stile and Neysa find upon entering the Red Castle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What confession does Lady Blue make at the beginning of Chapter 10?

2. What are the potential outcomes of Stile's contest with the Red Adept in the Tourney?

3. Why does Stile give Clef the Platinum Flute?

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

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

6. What happens between Stile and the Brown Adept in Chapter 8?

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

8. What happens when Stile is shot at the end of Chapter 11?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sheen and Stile end up in Heaven and Hell in Chapter 5. How do they get there? Why are they not allowed to stay? What is unique about the way the author describes these places, as opposed to the way they are typically described? What message is the author trying to convey? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses a lot of foreshadowing in the novel, in the forms of the Oracle's prophecies. How are these instances of foreshadowing incorporated into the novel as a whole? Is this an effective method for the author to use? Why? In what way do these instances of foreshadowing help to strengthen the plot, and give it structure? 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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