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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 will fulfill Stile's oath to end the Red Adept?
2. What did the former Brown Adept exchange for an amulet from the Red Adept?
3. What are the results of the spell Stile puts on Neysa at the beginning of Chapter 11?
4. What does Clef explain to Stile after Round Seven?
5. What mode of transportation are Stile and Sheen using when they are chasing the Red Adept in Chapter 11?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Hulk at the end of Chapter 7?
2. What are the potential outcomes of Stile's contest with the Red Adept in the Tourney?
3. Why does Stile begin to worry about his performance during Round Twelve of the Tourney?
4. What does Sheen do when she finds out that Stile married Lady Blue, and why?
5. How does Stile's contest with the Red Adept end?
6. What happens when Stile is shot at the end of Chapter 11?
7. What steps do Stile and Lady Blue take to ensure that the prophecy regarding Lady Blue will come true?
8. What are the results of Stile's performance in Round Seven of the Tourney?
9. What does Stile realize, about the Oracle's prophecy, during Round Twelve of the Tourney?
10. What happens when Sheen and Lady Blue meet in Chapter 11?
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
Lady Blue is reluctant to admit that she is in love with Stile because she is faithful to her deceased husband. Why does she feel such a strong sense of loyalty, when she readily admits that she did not love the Blue Adept when they were married? How is her situation with Stile changed because he is the Blue Adept's alternate self? How does she finally overcome this sense of loyalty? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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