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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 the competitor Stile lost to participating in the Tourney?

2. What explanation does Stile give to Lady Blue for why they cannot have children yet at the beginning of Chapter 10?

3. How old is the competitor to whom Stile loses the Tourney?

4. Why does Stile pity the Red Adept at the end of Round Twelve?

5. What type of security system surrounds the Red Adept's home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Stile start to wonder, at the end of Chapter 9?

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

5. What happens at the White Demesnes?

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

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

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

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

10. What deal does Stile make with the androids at the beginning of Chapter 7?

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

Stile's alternate self is the Blue Adept. What characteristics does he share with the Blue Adept? What are their differences? How do they each fulfill different roles in the novel? Should they be exactly alike, since they are alternates of the same person? Why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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