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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. What do Sorcha and her brothers stand around during a ceremony?

3. What does a boy think Sorcha is when he sees her in the forest?

4. How is Colum related to Sorcha?

5. What does Sorcha distract Simon from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the ceremony held by Sorcha and her brothers involve?

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

5. What is starwort?

6. How does Sorcha describe Liam, Diarmid, and Cormack at the beginning of the book?

7. How does Finbar especially help Sorcha after her attack?

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

9. What is unique about Finbar?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Sorcha almost killed, and what is proven about her during this harrowing experience?

Essay Topic 2

Power and greed are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 3

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

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