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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 Akki offer to get Jakkin?
2. What does Jakkin tell Red?
3. What does Jakkin tell his dragon to do?
4. What does Errikkin ask of Jakkin?
5. What does Jakkin leave with the young dragon?
Short Essay Questions
1. What tactic is Bottle O'Rum using and how do Red and Jakkin respond?
2. Why is Jakkin ashamed, and how does he handle that feeling?
3. What does Kkarina ask Jakkin about the hunt and what is his response?
4. Why does Likkarn become furious with Jakkin?
5. What does Sarkkhan reveal to Jakkin?
6. Who is Jakkin's Red's first opponent and how does Jakkin feel about that?
7. Who gives Jakkin assistance and what does the person promise Jakkin?
8. What does Akki offer to bring Jakkin; is she true to her word, and how else does she help him with his dragon?
9. Describe the scene where Sarkkhan gives Jakkin a reward and why Akki gets upset.
10. What does Jakkin notice about some of the other dragons as he and his dragon walk towards their assigned a stall and how does Jakkin help his dragon?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose one of the following to discuss:
1. Compare/contrast Jakkin to Errikkson. Who seems more powerful? What are the goals of each? Are both either all good or all evil? Who is more likable? How does each use his personal strengths? How do each of their weaknesses thwart them in their goals?
2. Compare/contrast Sarkkhan to Likkarn. How are their goals similar and/or different? What is the difference in the way they interact with people? Who is more idealistic?harsh?powerful? How do their dragon training talents compare?
3. Compare/contrast Akki to Kkarina. How do they approach the fact of being bondwomen in different ways? Who is more likable? Who is the more sympathetic character? Or are either? Are they both good? Do they have any fatal flaws or weaknesses? Who seems more comfortable in her own "skin"?
Essay Topic 2
Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:
1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?
2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?
3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?
4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.
5. What type of plot do you think Dragon's Blood is? Explain your response.
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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