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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 Menolly consider to get Dunca to leave her alone?

2. What did Menolly concentrate on when she was singing?

3. Who were the first to leave their tables?

4. Who had a word with Talmor about the fire lizard eggs?

5. What is the name of the gold fire lizard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was strange to Menolly about the closings on the doors?

2. What did Menolly observe about the way people ate at the dining hall?

3. What was the positive outcome to Pona's vicious attack on Menolly behind her back?

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

5. How does Menolly present herself as being possessed of quiet dignity?

6. Where does Pona's uncle suggest that the weyrmen should be going?

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

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

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

10. Why was Menolly's arrival at the Harper Craft Hall a triumphal success?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Journeyman Sebell think that Master Domick is superior to the Masterharper? What kind of impression did Menolly get from his imparting of the information? What kinds of things could Menolly learn from Master Domick that she might not learn elsewhere?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the growth Menolly has undergone since the start of her stay at the Harper Craft Hold. What kinds of things has she learned about the craft of music? What kinds of things has she learned about herself? What about regarding others?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the way of life of the people of the Sea Hold, and those in the Harper Hall. Which one is more difficult and why? Which one takes the most amount of stress and concentration to operate? Why is this?

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