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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 is the name of the gold fire lizard?
2. What wakes up Master Shonagar from his sleep?
3. What did Master Oldive give to Menolly?
4. Which Master was hard on Menolly?
5. What person is supposed to be looking after Menolly?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why couldn't Menolly run away from the throng of people?
2. Where does Pona's uncle suggest that the weyrmen should be going?
3. In what way was Dunca's reaction to Menolly feeding her fire lizards hypocritical?
4. Why did Menolly find little to criticize in the fire lizards' singing?
5. What seems to be the attitude of Master Morshal's opinion of women as harpers?
6. What startled Menolly about the way Master Jerint was addressed by the stocky man who was wearing faded journeyman's markings?
7. Why didn't Menolly continue talking to the obviously friendly Audiva?
8. Why would the fire lizards eat pretty much any time?
9. What was strange to Menolly about the closings on the doors?
10. Why did Menolly wish that she could go between?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How did Robinton react to the hatching of his fire lizard? What did he learn from it, and how could it pose as a great boon to him? How is this a whole new world for him, and yet how can it serve him within the confines of Masterharper?
Essay Topic 2
How did Menolly view life in a Harper Hall, and how was it in actuality, different? How is this an open expression by the author of Menolly's innocence? How is her view of the Harper hall in actuality, and what does this represent? In what way is Menolly's outlook still very innocent?
Essay Topic 3
Although Pona is an inept musician, she still has pull within the Harper hall due to her rank. Is rank as important as apprenticeship? Why is it of so little importance to Menolly? For what reason is it so important to Pona?
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