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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the boys interested to learn from Menolly?
(a) How she won over the attention of Masterharper Robinton.
(b) About her history at the Half Sea Hold.
(c) How she Impressed nine fire lizards.
(d) About the Impression at Benden Weyr.

2. What is the name of the gold fire lizard?
(a) Mimic.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Diver.
(d) Lazybones.

3. What did Menolly have to get from inside the cot?
(a) Her notebooks.
(b) Her gitar.
(c) None of these.
(d) Her pipes.

4. What was strange for Menolly not to smell?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Waterlogged wood.
(c) The fish.
(d) The sea.

5. Which character has not shown Menolly kindness?
(a) Both of these.
(b) Piemur.
(c) Master Morshal.
(d) Neither of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Audiva's reaction to the situation?

2. Why had Silvina called Menolly considerate?

3. Who else does the Masterharper want Menolly to see?

4. What did Master Shonagar find interesting regarding what Petiron had taught her?

5. What smell didn't fill the air when Menolly got up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Menolly sigh when Piemur explains what it means to 'walk the tables'?

2. Why couldn't Menolly run away from the throng of people?

3. Why didn't Menolly continue talking to the obviously friendly Audiva?

4. What seems to be the attitude of Master Morshal's opinion of women as harpers?

5. Why did Menolly find little to criticize in the fire lizards' singing?

6. What does it mean to 'walk the tables'?

7. Why would the fire lizards eat pretty much any time?

8. Why was everyone shocked that Menolly had Impressed nine fire lizards?

9. What does it mean to 'rank' someone?

10. Why were the other girls mad at Menolly?

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