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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 was everyone getting edgy at the Weyr?

2. What have the Lords forgotten to take into account?

3. What prompted dragons to act?

4. What did Lessa find distasteful?

5. What is the first thing Lessa must remember?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lessa agree to support and listen to everything F'lar says?

2. What things did Lessa say to convince Mardra and T'ton that she was who she said she was?

3. What two terms did Fax say he would renounce his claim on the Hold of Ruatha for?

4. What made Lessa feel vulnerable after she had washed?

5. Why isn't Ramoth allowed to join in the 'fun' of fighting the Threads?

6. What does F'lar require of the Lords of the Holds?

7. What had made Lessa overconfident and what was the result of this?

8. How did Lessa see her hand from the eye of a stranger and what did she do about it?

9. Why did R'gul not want F'lar to be there for the mating?

10. Where was F'lar looking for the source of power that he felt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

For each tradition F'lar broke, explain a possible reason why he did this. What does this say about his previous devotion to scripture and the traditions? Which do you think is more correct? Why?

Essay Topic 2

What did the Threads look like? What did they do? What did their life cycle consist of? How were they eliminated? What made them such an extreme threat?

Essay Topic 3

How is Lessa the typical Harlequin romance heroine? How is she different? What elements of the story make Lessa appear more feminine?

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