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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. About what is the prisoner angry?

2. Where is Colum from?

3. What is Colum's occupation?

4. Who is the first to keep the brothers from being upset with Sorcha when they see her after the spell?

5. What does Sorcha distract Simon from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Sorcha rely heavily on in this book, and why?

2. What is unique about Finbar?

3. What do Sorcha's brothers do when they realize Sorchas has been attacked?

4. What is Sorcha's first impression of her father's new wife?

5. What is starwort?

6. How does Colum handle the death of his wife?

7. What causes Sorcha and her brothers to do a ceremony?

8. What is unique about Padriac?

9. What shows that Simon has begun to trust Sorcha?

10. What exciting news of Conor does Father Brien tell ?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Overcoming prejudice was a very important theme in this book. Where does this theme appear, and how does Marillier present the theme in a dynamic way?

Essay Topic 2

How does the attack endured by Sorcha affect her life?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do the instances of gratitude affect the characters involved in those scenes?

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