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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Meron give for dragon riders being obsolete?
(a) fire lizards eat thread
(b) grubs can protect the land
(c) the Red star can be destroyed
(d) sand worms are multiplying rapidly

2. What does Robinton keep saying will occur in three days?
(a) another hatching
(b) another threadfall
(c) salvation
(d) Ruth will die

3. Why did the ancients warn to "watch for the grubs?"
(a) they eat thread
(b) they give people illness
(c) they injure livestock
(d) they are bad for crops

4. What does Brekke beg of F'nor?
(a) to marry her
(b) to get her another dragon
(c) to help her kill herself
(d) to not be left alone

5. What is special about Brekke and the dragons?
(a) she knows all the brown dragons
(b) she can hear all dragons talk
(c) she knows where all the dragons are
(d) she can talk to all fire lizards

6. What does Jaxom do when everyone leaves and the little egg is still there?
(a) starts to cry
(b) sends Felessan to see what's wrong
(c) runs to it to help it
(d) tries to get to it but Lytol stops him

7. What does Brekke plan to do the day after T'kul left for Southern?
(a) inventory supplies
(b) find F'nor
(c) go to Benden
(d) go swimming

8. What have they decided to do about Brekke's loss of her dragon?
(a) execute Kylara
(b) send her to Southern
(c) give her a fire lizard clutch
(d) let her impress another one at Benden

9. What has T'kul announced he would do to any intruders at Southern?
(a) feed them to dragons
(b) flame them
(c) put them in prison
(d) make them serfs

10. What does Robinton think will convince others of the dragon riders wanting to get rid of thread?
(a) sending an expedition there immediately
(b) nothing will convince people who don't ride dragons
(c) continue planning an expedition
(d) having a planetwide meeting

11. What emergency disrupts the wedding at Telgar?
(a) threadall at Benden Weyr
(b) Fandarel's invention blows up
(c) two dragons fighting
(d) threadfall at Igen Hold

12. Why did F'nor not want to leave Southern with just an hour's notice?
(a) Canth was interested in a female brown there
(b) he was courting Brekke
(c) he was still hurting from his wound
(d) he was watching a clutch of lizard eggs

13. For what does Robinton think Merson will use fire lizards?
(a) communication
(b) sowing dissent
(c) attracting women
(d) eating thread

14. What does F'nor decide to do to stop Meron?
(a) kill him
(b) go to the Red star
(c) steal his fire lizard
(d) have him brought to trial

15. What happens at the hatching grounds when the humming stops?
(a) the eggs begin to crack
(b) Lytol leaves
(c) the dragons take to the air
(d) Jaxom begins to cry

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the dragons do at the hatching grounds when the eggs rock?

2. Why does N'ton think the ancients abandoned the Southern continent?

3. Who is Kylara with when she arrives at the wedding?

4. What does Brekke order F'nor to do before she falls asleep?

5. Who arrives to view the Red star, much to Lessa's disgust?

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