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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. Who is the one person who sees Flagg take the king a glass of wine?
2. How does Peter meet his best friend?
3. Which of the following hampers the trial proceedings?
4. 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?
5. Why does the king's wife not use the wedding gift?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the people of Delain react when Peter is arrested?
2. Why does Peyna finally agree to see Beson and to read Peter's note?
3. Why is it important to know that Peter likes to play with his mother's dollhouse?
4. What does Ben's refusal to take money from Anders Peyna say about his character?
5. What causes Thomas to change his mind about wanting to be king?
6. Why is Flagg afraid of Peter?
7. Briefly tell what The Eyes of the Dragon is about.
8. Describe Thomas as a young boy and tell what makes him feel as he does.
9. Who is more popular with the people, Roland or Sasha? Why?
10. How does Flagg protect himself from the poison he plans to use on the king?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is destiny? How is destiny a part of The Eyes of the Dragon? Write 1-2 pages explaining why you believe Peter was or was not destined to become king, and what would have happened had he acted differently.
Essay Topic 2
What motivates Peter to live and to have the determination to escape? Write a brief essay in which you describe Peter's motivation and discuss what you think it is that keeps him from giving up. What do these things tell you about Peter's character?
Essay Topic 3
Foreshadowing is a favorite technique used by King. Describe foreshadowing, tell how it is used in the story, and pick at least three instances in which the reader is given clues to the future. Be specific about what the author indicates will happen and how it affects the forward motion of the story.
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