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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. Which of the following does Violet face in sparring?

2. Which of the following looks forward to the Gauntlet?

3. Which of the following is the first to die on the Gauntlet?

4. With which of the following had Violet trained in advance of her academy entrance?

5. Which of the following authors a guide to the academy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What justification does Jack give for attacking Andarna?

2. What is Threshing in the novel?

3. Why does Tairn urge Violet to kill Oren?

4. What reason does Tairn give for choosing Violet?

5. What trade goods does Navarre offer?

6. To what does Violet owe her physical condition?

7. Why do cadets from Morraine spend Saturdays at a lake?

8. How are the dragon-rider cadets organized?

9. What does Violet adopt as a mantra?

10. What comment is made about Red Scorpiontail dragons?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are given but one name, while others are given first- and surnames, and still others are accorded names and titles. What significance, if any, accrues to patterns of naming in the novel? If no significance accrues, what purpose might be served by the patterns of naming in the novel? How does Fourth Wing bear as much out?

Essay Topic 2

Consider the ending of the novel. Does it satisfy? How or how not?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the significance of the name of any one character in the text.

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