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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. For what language does Dain have a primer in his quarters?

2. What kind of dragon does Xaden ride?

3. For how many years are cadets enrolled at Basgiath?

4. Which of the following is quoted to introduce Chapter Nine?

5. Which of the following writes a book on herbs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What trade goods does Navarre offer?

2. How does Violet justify her use of a dagger in the Gauntlet?

3. What comment is made about Red Scorpiontail dragons?

4. Why do Navarrians disregard feathertail dragons?

5. Why are pre-bonded cadets advised to stay at least seven feet apart during Presentation?

6. Why is the Gauntlet so named?

7. How are the dragon-rider cadets organized?

8. What does Violet adopt as a mantra?

9. Why does Violet refuse to flee to the scribes?

10. Why do cadets attend Battle Brief daily?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A lack of formal sectional division in the novel obliges a fairly arbitrary breakdown of the text for purposes of study and discussion. On what grounds might the current divisions be in place? Why and how are they appropriate to the text?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the symbiosis between dragons and humans in the novel. In the novel, is what each gains worth what each pays for it? How does the work explain whether it is or not?

Essay Topic 3

Consider the curriculum at Basgiath War College. How effective a curriculum does it seem to be? How does the text bear out that effectiveness?

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