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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 Jakkin accidentally do?

2. What scares Jakkin and makes him climb down?

3. From where does Jakkin's rescuer say Jakkin was coming?

4. What does Balakk order the men on the drakk hunt to wear?

5. What angers Jakkin when the boys' teasing intensifies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Akkhina and what is Jakkin's connection to her?

2. What is discussed in the Introduction?

3. What does Likkarn do and where does Jakkin go with Balakk?

4. What does Likkarn say to Blood Brother after Likkarn shoots the animal?

5. How does Jakkin become unconscious and what is the consequence of that?

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

7. What has Jakkin done to prepare for stealing a dragon?

8. How does Jakkin demonstrate his knowledge of dragon training?

9. How does Akki save Jakkin from freezing to death and what story does she give the other bondmen?

10. What transpires between Likkarn and Sarkkhan about which the boys tell Jakkin?

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 the following:

1. Compare/contrast Jakkin at the beginning of Dragon's Blood to Jakkin at the end of the novel. How are they alike? How are they different? Are they both sympathetic characters? Which "Jakkin" would you most likely have as a friend? Why? Is each one believable? Why or why not.

2. Compare/contrast Akki at the beginning of the novel to Akki at the end of the novel. How are they alike? How are they different? Are they sympathetic characters? Who would you most likely have as a friend? Why? Is each one believable? Why or why not.

3. Compare/contrast Jakkin to Akki. How are they alike? How are they different? Are they sympathetic characters? Who would you most likely have as a friend? Why? Is each one believable? Why or why not.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Define irony in literary terms. Discuss the irony of the situation that Jakkin thinks he is stealing a dragon when Sarkkhan actually made it possible for him to do so. What other irony can you find in Dragon's Blood? Do you think irony enhances the book? Why or why not.

2. Define symbolism in literary terms. Discuss the use and meaning of five symbols you choose to analyze from Dragon's Blood. What do they symbolize? Is the symbolism obvious? Effective? Does the symbolism contribute to the enjoyment of reading?

3. Discuss five literary devices that occur in Dragon's Blood and how they are used. Are they effective? Do they add or detract from the reading of the book? Why or why not. Some possible devices: Allusion, connotation, denouement, dialogue, flashback, figurative language, motif, metaphor, narrator, point of view, simile, mood, and puns.

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