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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 experience when she was conducting the group?

2. How much did Piemur want for the tambourine?

3. What did Piemur receive for his trouble in selling the pipes and the tambourine?

4. What is likely that Groghe wants to talk to Menolly about?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Pona say in regards to Menolly?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What actually happened at Benden Weyr?

10. What did Menolly hesitate on telling Master Domick?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the ideas of Ranking throughout Pern. How is it important to the girls, and why? Why is it not important to Menolly? What kinds of things fare a far greater importance level to Menolly? How are these universally understood responsibilities?

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

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.

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