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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 does F'lar decide to mount watches everywhere?

2. Why does Kylara want a fire lizard?

3. Who is reported as being badly hurt in the Thread fall in Chapter 3?

4. What is the name of F'nor's queen fire lizard?

5. What does F'lar consider the most important point of the meeting?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are two fundamental rules concerning dragons that bear on the situation with F'nor?

3. What is Lord Groghe having his people do and why? What is he ignoring by doing this but what obligation does he fulfill?

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

5. How does Kylara impress a queen fire lizard?

6. Describe the fight against Thread in Chapter 3.

7. What does Kylara tell Meron about the fire lizards?

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

9. What does F'lar observe about the fire lizards?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the party following the hatching there are calls for eliminating obsolete customs.

1. Why do you think it might be important to examine the way things have "always" been done? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Do you think America today as a country clings to some traditions which are harmful? Why or why not?

3. What do you think is the best way to convince people to change their thinking about deeply ingrained ideas that might be wrong?

Essay Topic 2

F'nor and Canth jump to the Red star. They burst out into screaming agony as burning tornadic winds wrench, slam, and tumble them.

1. Why do you think F'nor went to the Red star? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. If you had been F'nor what would you have done?

3. Do you think F'nor is a hero or just plain dumb? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Kylara recalls her mother being used sexually and cast aside by Lord Telgar and reflects on being saved from such a fate by a Search and being matched with Prideth. They love one another completely.

1. Why do you think the relationship between Prideth and Kylara is so important to Kylara in view of her childhood?

2. Discuss the ways in which you think Kylara's personality was formed by what happened to her mother and her.

3. Do you think someone can change themselves if she/he has been affected badly as a child? Why or why not?

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