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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which recurring theme ends in this story when Peter and Thomas reunite?
(a) Parental neglect.
(b) Sibling rivalry.
(c) Man against nature.
(d) Good versus evil.

2. Who will help Thomas achieve his goal?
(a) Dennis.
(b) Peter.
(c) Naomi.
(d) Ben.

3. Why does Peter not need to worry about being discovered as he plans his escape?
(a) The materials he used were so old they were considered useless.
(b) Only his best friend had access to the materials he used.
(c) There was too much going on in the kingdom for anyone to notice what he was doing.
(d) The materials he used were thrown away every day.

4. Peter reveals that he has a plan of escape. What is he afraid of?
(a) Not having the courage to follow through with the plan.
(b) Falling to his death.
(c) Failing to have made adequate plans.
(d) Getting caught before he can initiate the plan.

5. What is the significance of the bare cobblestones in the plaza?
(a) They are an omen of bad luck.
(b) The prisoner could hurt himself if he falls.
(c) They reflect motion, which would alert the guards.
(d) The rescuers could be heard approaching the castle.

6. What is Thomas' goal at the end of the story?
(a) To make amends for all he has done.
(b) To support his brother.
(c) To hunt Flagg and kill him.
(d) To leave the kingdom and never return.

7. On the night of the escape, a tower falls. Where is the tower?
(a) On the Church of the Great Gods.
(b) On the Church of the Kingdom.
(c) On the Church of the Great Idols.
(d) On the castle.

8. What is the first obstacle Peter and his friends encounter as they run?
(a) A guard who is not drunk.
(b) A locked gate.
(c) A group of drunken guards.
(d) Flooded roadways.

9. What action is Peter instructed to take if he wants the help of an accomplice?
(a) Put a candle in the window.
(b) Throw a note through the window.
(c) Meet in a secluded spot at midnight.
(d) Turn out all the lights.

10. Why is this person killed?
(a) For helping the prisoner.
(b) For being in the way.
(c) For not telling the truth.
(d) For being too slow.

11. The contents of the note reveal information about which of the following characters?
(a) Ben.
(b) Anders Peyna.
(c) Flagg.
(d) Beson.

12. Which of the following characters is left behind after the escape?
(a) Frisky.
(b) Dennis.
(c) Ben.
(d) Flagg.

13. Who is the first person killed on the night of the escape?
(a) The Middle Warder.
(b) The Lesser Guardian.
(c) The Greater Warder.
(d) The Lesser Warder.

14. What does this unnoticed character reveal?
(a) That he is ready to kill all intruders.
(b) That he knows the truth.
(c) That he has killed the king.
(d) That he is the rightful king.

15. What happens as the rescuers approach the castle?
(a) One of them bumps into a guard.
(b) One of them falls through the ice.
(c) One of them sprains an ankle.
(d) One of them falls into the moat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters requests and is given food?

2. Which of the following do many of the characters have in common?

3. When the reader learns that Thomas has a need to drink himself to sleep, what might the reader might also infer?

4. Which of the following characters is standing unnoticed in the room?

5. Which of the following characters is coming back into the story to help the prisoner with his escape?

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