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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 season is it when Sorcha first lives alone in the forest?

2. In what season does Mean Sumhraidh take place?

3. How does Sorcha's new mother respond when she sees Sorcha and her brothers conducting a ceremony?

4. How many men attack Sorcha in the forest?

5. What bad news does Liam get about Eilis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What bad news does Liam hear about home?

2. When will Sorcha be able to see her brothers after the spell is placed upon them?

3. When does Sorcha realize her mistake in not keeping her location more secret?

4. How does Sorcha describe Finbar, Padriac, and Conor at the beginning of the book?

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

6. What does Sorcha say is the hardest part of their brothers' curse?

7. What happens after the ceremony?

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

9. After the ceremony, what does Sorcha find in a cave?

10. What strange things happen on the day of Colum's wedding?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the requirements to overcome the curse, and how do these affect Sorcha?

Essay Topic 2

What does Red give Sorcha when he proposes, and how does this prove his love for her?

Essay Topic 3

This plot takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Marillier have chosen these particular places for a specific plot point to take place?

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