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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 was most urgent in Menolly's estimation?

2. What did Menolly experience when she was conducting the group?

3. How does the Masterharper discipline those who bore the brunt of the fire lizards' attacks?

4. What is a Mark?

5. What did Sebell ask Menolly if she always used?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Menolly react to having two whole marks to herself?

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

6. Why shouldn't Menolly bring her fire lizards to the gather?

7. What did Menolly hesitate on telling Master Domick?

8. What worried Menolly in regards to Sebell's desire to learn how to sail?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Speculate on what might have occurred if Menolly didn't have such good friends in Piemur and in Camo. How does Menolly maintain these friendships? What are these people's initial reasons for liking her? If this impetus was removed, do you think Menolly would be able maintain her friendships? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the insatiable envy of the people of the Harpers Hall for Menolly and her way of life. How is her way of life a happy accident, and therefore nothing to be proud of? What kinds of things might they not have envied if they would have known her past?

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