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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 does Sorcha cry with Red?

2. How many companions does the man who saves Sorcha from drowning have with him?

3. Who sees Sorcha talking to her brother?

4. Who charges Sorcha with crimes and demands her arrest?

5. How does the man who saves Sorcha from drowning know Simon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Sorcha to pass out during her trial?

2. Why is Sorcha so afraid of being captured by Redbeard's men?

3. What makes Sorcha so uncomfortable around Richard?

4. How does Anne help Sorcha while she is being held in prison?

5. Why does Sorcha not defend herself during the trial?

6. Why does Sorcha agree to marry Red?

7. Why does Red place Sorcha under certain protections in his home?

8. What makes Margery's delivery so difficult, and how does she get through it?

9. How does Sorcha meet Red?

10. Why does Sorcha think Red is working so hard to protect her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choosing sides is one of the book's themes.. List some passages in which this theme appears and discuss how the theme affects the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Betrayal is a theme introduced at the very beginning of this book. How does this constant stream of betrayal affect the outcome of the plot, and which characters are most affected by it?

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