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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. Why was Caramon incomplete?

2. Where is Berem from?

3. What creatures are awaiting to take the group away?

4. What is it that Caramon finds so necessary?

5. How does Kitiara plan to possess Tanis?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Laurana feel like a fraud?

2. What offer does Tanis make Kitiara? How does he justify this?

3. What were the warning signs that Flint wasn't alright, and what was it that finally killed him?

4. Who is Fizban revealed to be? What does this mean and how does he react to their reaction?

5. What is part of Kitiara's plan to destroy the armies of the Golden General?

6. Why was the group extraordinarily lucky in chapter two, "The Golden Span"?

7. What is wrong with Caramon? What brought him back?

8. What things had stopped Laurana?

9. What events had led to the slow decay of Ariakas' dreams?

10. What does Tanis wish for in regards to what the sea elves can do for them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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.

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