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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 is expected with the Red Star?

2. Why does Mnementh think that watching Lessa is wasted effort?

3. How many Turns ago was the last presence of danger?

4. How did R'gul feel about F'lar?

5. What was the final straw in the grievances of the Lords?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Mnementh and F'lar so mad when Lessa had gone between and out of their reach?

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

3. What makes Lessa excited in the beginning of the chapter?

4. What did F'lar think about Lessa that calmed him down and caused him to smile?

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

6. What does F'nor stammer to F'lar?

7. What makes dragon riders different from other men?

8. Who comes and visits the Weyr and of what interest is the item they bring?

9. What two things have led to the decline of the Weyr and its influence?

10. What did the fledgling do before choosing Lessa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the most effective reprimand from F'lar when Lessa was learning how to go between? What was her thought at the way he reacted? What was Ramoth's reaction to going between, and how did it differ from Lessa's?

Essay Topic 2

Compare F'lar to any other hero that you have known about through movies or television. What do they have in common? What kind of things make them different? How is Lessa more of the hero in this book? How does F'lar support her?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways do the obstacles thrown at F'lar show him to be a stronger leader? How do they exploit his weaknesses and create in him a more rounded character?

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