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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. What smell does Violet mark as she enters Presentation?

2. Which of the following is the highest-ranked?

3. What is the name of the dragon Violet’s sister rides?

4. Which of the following attacks Andarna?

5. Which of the following teaches hand-to-hand combat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the roads at the edge of Basgiath kept clear on Conscription Day?

2. How does Navarre tradition dictate the goods of the dead be treated?

3. How are the dragon-rider cadets organized?

4. Why do Navarrians disregard feathertail dragons?

5. What justification does Jack give for attacking Andarna?

6. What comment is made about Red Scorpiontail dragons?

7. Why is the Gauntlet so named?

8. What advice does Xaden offer Violet while they spar?

9. What trade goods does Navarre offer?

10. At Basgiath, what is a “repeat”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Overall, what is the most important theme of Fourth Wing? What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

What pattern of chapter-length is present in the novel, if any? What effect does the length of chapters have on the reading? How is the effect achieved?

Essay Topic 3

The character concept of the Mary Sue—an idealized female character, nearly always the protagonist, possessing many skills and few if any significant character flaws—originates in fan fiction, but it can be found in no few mainstream works (as can the male counterpart Marty Stu or Gary Stu). To what extent does Violet fall under the rubric of a Mary Sue? What in the text shows as much, and how does it do so?

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