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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the dying king's last word?
(a) Murder.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Dragon.
(d) Peter.

2. Why is the Judge-General not allowed to preside over the trial?
(a) He is related to the king.
(b) He will be acting monarch for the duration of the trial.
(c) Everyone knows he has already found Peter guilty.
(d) He is not a citizen of the kingdom.

3. Why does the king choose the gift that he gives his bride?
(a) It will make her love him more.
(b) It will prove how much he loves her.
(c) It will make her a better queen.
(d) It will help her feel better about leaving home.

4. Which of the following themes is not introduced as the story progresses?
(a) Parental neglect.
(b) Guilt and shame.
(c) Murder and deceit.
(d) Sibling ribalry.

5. Who discovers the gift and begins to use and enjoy it?
(a) Peter.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Flagg.
(d) Sasha.

6. Which of the following is the Warder guarding the prisoners?
(a) Anders Peyna.
(b) Niner.
(c) Beson.
(d) Brandon.

7. What causes the king's death?
(a) He chokes on a morsel of food.
(b) A poisoned glass of wine.
(c) He is stabbed as he walks in the garden.
(d) A fall from his horse.

8. What is the name of the kingdom in this story?
(a) Delano.
(b) Flagg.
(c) Delain.
(d) Needle.

9. What is revealed to Thomas that satisfies his urge to know more?
(a) Magic mirrors.
(b) Secret passages to the outside.
(c) Secret hiding places.
(d) Magic potions.

10. What does Peter do as a young boy that proves he is kindhearted?
(a) He saves a bird with a broken wing.
(b) He saves the groom from a runaway horse.
(c) He saves a dog with a broken leg.
(d) He saves a horse with a broken leg.

11. What happens when Peter tells his father about the incident with the horse?
(a) He is rewarded.
(b) He is made head groomsman.
(c) He is punished.
(d) He is made king.

12. Which of the following cannot be found in the castle?
(a) Heads of animals.
(b) A tower full of bats.
(c) A tower full of rats.
(d) Pirates' treasure.

13. When the king becomes ill, which of the following is a symptom?
(a) Smoking at the mouth.
(b) Smoking from the eyes.
(c) Foaming at the mouth.
(d) Smoking from the ears.

14. What is one thing even the best magicians cannot do?
(a) Make themselves invisible.
(b) Make themselves live forever.
(c) Make themselves come back to life.
(d) Make themselves invincible.

15. Who is the one person who sees Flagg take the king a glass of wine?
(a) Flagg.
(b) Peter.
(c) Roland.
(d) Thomas.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the deliverers leaves Peter a note with the second object they delivered. What is in the note?

2. What reaction does Peter have when the first of the items he requested is delivered?

3. How does the murderer guarantee help with the plot to kill the queen?

4. How do Ben's parents feel about his relationship with Peter?

5. What does the incident with the horse tell you about Peter?

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