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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Since her first Borrowing experience, what kind of dream has Esk gotten used to?
(a) Short.
(b) Inspiring.
(c) Vivid and frightening dreams.
(d) Long.

2. When the man Esk meets in the square tells her about caravans, what does she point out to him?
(a) That the caravans are slow.
(b) That the bales are infected with worms.
(c) That he is short.
(d) That she is tired.

3. What flows gently rather than appearing dramatically as on spherical planets?
(a) Water.
(b) Magic.
(c) Sound.
(d) Light.

4. Who is the Vice-Chancellor of the University?
(a) Simon.
(b) Granny.
(c) Treatle.
(d) Esk.

5. When Esk finds a book similar to Simon's, what does she notice that is different about the book?
(a) It is old.
(b) The letters are ugly creatures doing evil things to one another.
(c) It is heavy.
(d) It turns into a bird.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Esk quotes Granny on warlocks and wizards, what is she pleasantly surprised to learn?

2. What is the only mind that Granny says that she can work with to influence?

3. Where does Esk lead Granny to see Cutangle at dinner?

4. While Esk is in the bustling square of the town, she pulls on the hem of a man's clothing. What is the man counting?

5. When Esk leaves the Zoon family and wanders into town, what does she hope will happen so that the staff will appear in her hand?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the inhabitants of the Shades?

2. How does Esk enter the library and what does she notice that is different?

3. When the senior wizards arrive in the library, what do they think has happened to Simon, and what do they do about him?

4. Who is traveling with Master Treatle?

5. What happens in the library involving Simon?

6. Why does Esk get angry with Simon and Master Treatle?

7. What do the dwarves offer to do for Granny, and what does she want instead?

8. What happens to the traveling caravan party three days after they leave Zemphis?

9. Who is Master Treatle and why is Adab Gander negotiating with him?

10. When Granny enters the Great Hall and approaches Cutangle, what does he do?

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