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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the dragonets react when they emerged?

2. What do both Lessa and F'lar know about the Records?

3. Why is it better to go between in open air?

4. How many riders didn't make it through the jumps?

5. What did Lessa accept in this chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was F'lar's ultimatum for R'gul after F'lar assumed the Weyrleader position? How did this succinctly eliminate all forms of rebellion within the Weyr and in R'gul? How is this an effective form of leadership?

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

Discuss the elements in this story that make it a classic fantasy romance novel. What elements are action oriented? If you could put this book into a genre that would best describe it, what would that genre be?

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