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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. What injury does Hulk suffer at the end of Chapter 7?

2. Who is Clef?

3. Who is the winner of Round Seven of the Tourney according to the audience and the computer?

4. Why does Stile weep at the beginning of Chapter 8?

5. Why do the androids in Proton choose to help Stile?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the White Demesnes?

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

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

4. Why does Stile begin to worry about his performance during Round Twelve of the Tourney?

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

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

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

8. What is shown on the holo-tape provided to Stile by the Rifleman, in Chapter 7?

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

10. How does Stile's contest with the Red Adept end?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Fate plays a major role in this novel. What are some of the instances in which fate is involved? When does Stile finally become aware of the role fate plays in his activities? How does he feel about it? Are the other characters aware of the role fate plays in their lives? Why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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