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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 is Jaxom afraid still about him and Felessan touching the dragon eggs?

2. What kind of dragon does Benden send for Robinton?

3. What does Jaxom do when everyone leaves and the little egg is still there?

4. What color do brides on Pern wear?

5. What do the Holders think of the dragon riders' personalities?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does F'lar want F'nor at Benden?

2. What does Brekke do first after T'kul departs for Southern?

3. What happens when the queen egg hatches?

4. How does Meron criticize Robinton and what is his reply?

5. How does F'nor feel and Canth think when Brekke has a difficult time after being with F'nor?

6. What do Canth and F'nor find at the Red star?

7. What does Groghe call for and what is F'lar's response?

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

9. How does Masterfarmer Andemon react to the grubs and what do they decide?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The society in Dragonquest appears medieval and lacking in most technologies.

1. Name ten technologies you think might be lacking in a medieval setting.

2. How do you see the arrangement of government and living as being medieval from the glimpses of them in the first chapter?

3. What parts of the Pern society do you think a medieval person from earth might recognize?

Essay Topic 3

F'lar wants to encourage open mating flights by exchanging dragons to strengthen the breed and by rotating wings. D'ram cautions against excessive innovation.

1. Why do you think D'ram is wary of too many changes?

2. Do you agree with F'lar about the changes he wants to implement? Why or why not?

3. How do you think leaders in a society should introduce change? What are some of the changes introduced in America the past few years?

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