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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 aggravates F'lar's facial wounds as he returns home?

2. How is breakfast summoned in the Smithcrafthall?

3. What type of women do queen dragons usually chose?

4. What did Robinton decide was useless against those who did not follow the rules?

5. What does F'lar and Lessa suggest the world needs to do about the weyrs?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the eggs begin to hatch what does Kylara tell Meron and his men?

2. How does Kylara react to people in the Southern Wyre impressing fire lizards?

3. What does Jaxom notice about the weyrs when the boys are lost and what do they find?

4. What does F'lar say they must do in order for Pern to survive?

5. What do the adults who find Jaxom and Felessan find and see when they go in the room where the boys are found?

6. What does Robinton think about composing a song about dragons. How are dragons and humans matched and what can dragons do that's so special?

7. What does Terry tell F'lar about the old records and what does F'lar suggest?

8. How do Kylara and Prideth feel about T'bor?

9. What does Mnementh do before they go home and what happens when F'lar and Mnementh go home?

10. What does F'lar do about the strange thread fall on Southern continent after he leaves F'nor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

S'goral is angry that Brekke has lost her dragon because of Kylara and demands Kylara be punished beyond losing Prideth.

1. Do you agree or disagree with S'goral? Why or why not? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

2. When someone causes a death through an accident or carelessness do you think that person should be punished? Why or why not?

3. If a parent is on the phone not paying close attention to an infant who falls in a swimming pool and drowns, do you believe the death of the infant is sufficient punishment or should more be enacted? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Fandarel declares, "Talk makes no miracles."

1. What do you think Fandarel means by this statement?

2. Discuss an example of this statement in your own life.

3. What do you think might be a modern day cliche equivalent to this statement?

Essay Topic 3

They discuss the benefits to humankind if commoners were allowed to Impress lizards and get "a small taste of dragon." They might mellow. Brekke is craftbred and G'sel holdbred. Both agree they see dragon riders positively only after Impressing their first dragons.

1. Why do you think impressing fire lizards by non-dragon riders would influence those individuals?

2. How do you think this idea might relate to people who distrust each other in the world today?

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