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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. How does the Masterharper distract Lord Groghe?

2. What did Sebell thank Menolly for?

3. What was Menolly worried about in the hatching?

4. What edible item did the Masterharper want Menolly to get?

5. What was the Masterharper seemingly disappointed about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was the Masterharper and Menolly both concerned for?

3. How did Menolly believe she had erred after playing with the three Harpers?

4. What favors had Menolly done the Masterharper and Sebell that day?

5. What did Pona say in regards to Menolly?

6. Why did the Master tanner not charge Menolly for the belt?

7. Why couldn't Sebell give the Masterharper the queen fire lizard?

8. Why did Menolly cry insult from Pona? How did Sebell react to this?

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

10. What actually happened at Benden Weyr?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Menolly's reaction to kindness, and to finery. How does this accentuate her modest upbringing? Why does she discourage the bestowing of fine articles on her? Explain how vastly Menolly's status improved since her arrival at the Harper Hall. Speculate on how Menolly will develop throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how Menolly's loyalty to the Masterharper and to Journeyman Sebell manifests itself in chapter eight. In what way does she prove where her loyalties lie? How does her explanation to the events that occurred during the fire lizards Impression put an end to all of the rumors?

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