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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 side of his chest was the old dwarf holding?

2. What did Raistlin have with him?

3. What do they suppose is the dark thing fluttering on the fence?

4. What is the name of the dragon that Flint is attempting to ride?

5. How did Laurana feel without her armor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why couldn't the mages defend their own Towers?

2. Why, despite the absurdity that was Tanis' story, did Maq believe him?

3. How does Tanis make for a convincing argument to leave port?

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

5. Why couldn't Raistlin read the spellbooks?

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

7. Why did the good dragons decide to break the Oath?

8. What was Tanis' excuse for where he had been?

9. What explanation did Tanis offer as proof that he had not betrayed the group?

10. Why did Goldmoon look at Maq with disgust?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Flint's death from the viewpoint of several characters. How did these characters react to Flint's death? How do the characters different reactions to his death best illustrate their personalities on the whole? Explain your answers thoroughly.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Tanis' actions as being reprehensible of a true hero. How are his actions involving Kitiara, although not admirable, better than those that occurred later on in the novel, specifically between him and Berem. What were Berem's actions regarding what Tanis had done? Are these reactions difficult for the reader to accept? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why Flint felt weird going off on his own following his death. What did he mean, when he had said that he "knew who (Fizban) was now". Who did Flint know Fizban was, and how did this serve him, if at all?

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