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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. In which town had the Seekers been preaching?

2. Where do the Paths of the Dead lead?

3. What was at the feet of the statue of the goddess?

4. What did Flint lose in the swamp?

5. What wouldn't Tanis understand?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was interesting to note about the Tas' perception of the clerics?

2. What did Raistlin do when confronted with the undead people of the Darken Woods?

3. How had Sturm perceived the Plainsman's offer of help to watch?

4. What did Tika begin to think about when she was watching Goldmoon and Riverwind's marriage?

5. Why was it strange to see a Knight in full armor at the Inn?

6. What had shaken Sturm badly, and why did it affect him so?

7. Why aren't the prisoners of the mines fools?

8. In what ways was it obvious Matafleur, or Flamestrike, was a dragon past her prime?

9. Why wouldn't Riverwind wear the dress?

10. Describe the Forestmaster?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Tika's reputation at the bar, and what is insinuated by the way the characters see her? What is the truth behind the rumors? How was it likely that she gained such a reputation, and how might she clear it up?

Essay Topic 2

Although kenders are considered annoying, the group of companions relies on the whimsical nature of Tas to pull them through the darker times of the story. Discuss the Love to hate relationship of each of the group members in regards to Tas, and how they each reacted to the knowledge that Tas might be dead and gone.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationships between each of the characters. Which characters maintain the strongest bonds, and why do you think that is? How does the allusion to previous adventures the group had shared provide a timeline and a basis of trust for the characters in this novel?

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