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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 did Raistlin curse?

2. When was Goldmoon and Riverwind's child to have been born?

3. What faux pas did the Lord of Palanthas make in front of the elven princess?

4. What had helped the city survive the Age of Might?

5. What did Laurana hope to seize control of first?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Gilthanas bring specifically to Laurana?

2. Why is it that the chronicler doesn't appear to die before Raistlin's eyes?

3. What had helped Raistlin in the Tower of High Sorcery?

4. What did the cursed Tower of High Sorcery offer the city of Palanthas?

5. What had Laurana asked the Lord of Palanthas to do about the information about the incoming dragons?

6. Why did Goldmoon look at Maq with disgust?

7. What information specifically convinced the people that these new dragons weren't here to harm them?

8. What had forced the good dragons to take the Oath created by the Dark Queen Takhisis?

9. How did Raistlin lie to them all? How had he utilized the orb while the ship was stuck in the maelstrom?

10. What did the draconian think might have accounted for the Dragon Highlords' pallor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the self imposed confinement some people wished to go into within the lost city of Istar. What kinds of situations would be likely to encourage continued existence within this realm? How does the length of stay influence the continued stay? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Tanis as being a rather selfish character. How does he grow throughout the book? What specific areas does he grow the most in, emotionally, and mentally. Utilize quotes to prove your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Tanis' reaction to having slept with Kitiara and his return to his friends. How does he deal with the guilt of his actions, and his lying after the fact? How does it make him feel about himself? How does he display these feelings to his friends?

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