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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. Why was Sheen sent to Stile?

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

3. In what round does Stile lose the Tourney?

4. What is in the small passage where the Red Adept disappeared at the beginning of Chapter 11?

5. How many known female Adepts are there as of Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Stile's opponent in Round Seven of the Tourney?

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

4. What happens at the White Demesnes?

5. How does Stile demonstrate how much he cares for Sheen in Chapter 11?

6. Why is Lady Blue upset and angry with Stile at the beginning of Chapter 8?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Stile is willing simply to defeat the Red Adept and send her into exile, whereas he knows that if the Red Adept wins, she will kill him. Why is Stile willing to stop at defeating her? What does he believe will happen after she is defeated? Why does she feel the need to kill Stile, instead of taking the same approach he does? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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