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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 Robinton ask Menolly to tell him about?

2. Why wasn't Camo an asset in the fight?

3. What was Menolly worried about in the hatching?

4. Moreta's Ride ended in who singing?

5. Who is Piemurs' father's friend?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Master Domick's reaction change to Menolly from the last time they had met?

2. How did Sebell and Robinton gain a newfound respect for Menolly?

3. How did the Masterharper prepare for a situation that Sebell did not?

4. How did Silvina act towards Menolly's lack of desire for finery? What is the rationale behind these decisions?

5. Why doesn't Menolly have to sit classes with Master Morshal?

6. What hidden message does Menolly tell to Sebell while they are talking with the two other Harpers after playing together?

7. What impression did Menolly get from the fire lizards?

8. What did Pona say in regards to Menolly?

9. How does Menolly react to being summoned? How is this indicative of how she has been treated?

10. What struck Menolly about the way Camo asked her if he could feed the fire lizards again?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Menolly uses music not as a hobby but a way of life. How is it essential to her being? How would she fare without the influence of music in her life? What might have happened to her if she would have remained at the Half Circle Hold?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the difference between Menolly and Domick's songs. How does Menolly view her own music? Why does she have this opinion? Why had the group sent her songs around to all the harpers? Why are her songs so needed, and what aspect makes them so vitally needed?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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