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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 Tanis ask of the red robed man?

2. What did the fisherman think had happened to the six people on the beach?

3. Why doesn't Apoletta come out of the water to greet them?

4. Who had run up ahead of the group?

5. Who stopped Tanis from death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What were the main differences between wyverns and dragons?

4. What is the first thing that Berem asks of his sister, and what does he do following this?

5. What had made the Dark Queen excited?

6. What offer is made to Laurana?

7. What things had stopped Laurana?

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

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

10. Why did Tas and his parents come through the side gate of the city?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the revelation of Fizban as Paladine. Did anyone guess this plot twist? Why or why not? How do these plot twists effect the story line in total, and draw it up to a nice close? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the reverence Tanis feels upon his meeting with the Queen of Darkness. Why does he actually feel a sense of awe being in the proximity of one of the great gods? How does this feeling change while being in Paladine's presence? Explain.

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