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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 Jakkin in danger?

2. What time of day is it when Jakkin wakes?

3. Who wakes Jakkin?

4. What does Jakkin accidentally do?

5. Where did Kkarina work to earn money to buy her freedom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is discussed in the Introduction?

2. Why does Jakkin get up from his hospital bed and what happens when he does so?

3. What is Jakkin doing at the opening of Chapter One and for what does he long?

4. Who catches Slakk and why does Slakk betray Jakkin?

5. How are the drakk hunters equipped to start their hunt?

6. For what is Jakkin chosen when the hunters arrive at a clump of trees?

7. Why does Jakkin return to the breakfast room?

8. What does Jakkin hear as the bonders come in from work?

9. What happens that makes Jakkin storm out of breakfast?

10. What does Likkarn do to Blood Brother that is against procedures?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many events that happen in Dragon's Blood are foreshadowed by previous events and/or signs. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "foreshadow."

2. Why would an author use foreshadowing? Do you think it adds or detracts from your experience as a reader? Explain.

3. Trace and analyze five instances of foreshadowing in Dragon's Blood. Match up what is mentioned earlier and what it foreshadows. Did you guess that each instance of foreshadowing is a "heads up" of something to come? Why or why not.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze one major theme of Dragon's Blood. Consider the following: How does one character's actions portray the theme you are analyzing? How does the setting contribute to that theme? Is the theme one that you would call a "universal theme"? If so, what other book or novel that you have read also includes this theme. If not, why don't you think it is a "universal" theme?

2. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Dragon's Blood. How does one character's actions portray the themes you are analyzing? How does the setting contribute to those themes? Is each theme one that you would call a "universal theme"? If so, what other book or novel that you have read also includes this theme. If not, why don't you think it is a "universal" theme?

3. What benefit is there in discussing and analyzing the themes of a work of fiction? Do you think most authors consciously develop themes in their works? Why or why not? Can there be accidental themes? What do you think is one possible "accidental" theme in Dragon's Blood? Which theme in Dragon's Blood speaks to you the most in your life? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss Dragon's Blood based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if Dragon's Blood is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the fact that Dragon's Blood as a novel in a series changes the criteria upon which its success should be judged? Explain.

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