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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. What does the king give his wife on their wedding day?
(a) A dollhouse.
(b) A horse.
(c) His grandmother's ring.
(d) A replica of his castle.

2. Which of the following best describes Thomas?
(a) Tall and handsome.
(b) Tall and bowlegged.
(c) Short and bowlegged.
(d) Short and stocky.

3. The king's adviser suggests that he take the queen's wedding gift away from the one who has found it and is using it. Why does the king not follow this advice?
(a) He no longer trusts what anyone says to him.
(b) He realizes the gift is broken and useless.
(c) If he stopped anyone from using it, he would not be able to use it himself.
(d) He realizes it is harmless to allow the gift to be used.

4. When Peter's second request is delivered, who does he identify as one of the deliverers?
(a) His best friend.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His brother.
(d) His attorney.

5. Peter knows who murdered the king and that there is only one way to prove this. What is it?
(a) He must wait out his sentence and appeal to the people.
(b) He must demand a retrial.
(c) He must escape.
(d) He must summon his friends and enlist their help.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Flagg attempt to frame Peter?

2. What is Dragon Sand?

3. Which of the following is an ironic twist in this story?

4. How does the author add to the suspense about Peter's plans?

5. When the court magician is asked to identify the murder weapon, he takes great pains to show its strength. What does he do to prove how deadly it is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What requests does Peter make of Peyna?

2. Describe Thomas as a young boy and tell what makes him feel as he does.

3. Who is more popular with the people, Roland or Sasha? Why?

4. How does Flagg protect himself from the poison he plans to use on the king?

5. Why does Peyna finally agree to see Beson and to read Peter's note?

6. What does Ben's refusal to take money from Anders Peyna say about his character?

7. What can you infer from the fact that Peter does not recognize the box used as evidence until he remembers that he lost one like it as a child?

8. Who is ultimately responsible for Sasha's death, and how does it come about?

9. What causes Thomas to change his mind about wanting to be king?

10. How does Flagg frame Peter for the murder of Roland?

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