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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 does Meron give as the reason that Robinton supports Benden Weyr?

2. Which dragon's eggs will hatch soon after the wedding at Telgar?

3. What is special about Brekke and the dragons?

4. Why is Brekke suddenly feeling confused?

5. Why is T'ron upset about being a dragon rider in the High Reaches now?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Robinton see when he first arrives at the wedding?

2. What are some of the changes in people's locations after T'ron's and F'lar's fight?

3. What concerns Robinton when dragons arrive to take him to the wedding at Telgar?

4. How do Brekke and Wirenth start Wirenth's rising?

5. What happens during the fight between Prideth and Wirenth?

6. What does Canth tell F'nor is troubling Lessa?

7. What scares Jaxom when flying to Benden?

8. What does F'lar do when Kylara arrives with a fire lizard on her arm?

9. What has F'lar done with the grubs F'nor brought back from Southern?

10. What does F'nor think of the Holders' attitude towards dragon riders?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

N'ton talks of his faith in the order of the universe and believes there are gaps in the knowledge handed down.

1. What do you think is meant by this statement. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Do you see any order in life in modern America, either in human populations or in nature? Why or why not?

3. Do you think our scientist understand all the "laws" of the universe? Why or why not?

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