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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. Who first greets Nighthands on the Island of Murderers?
(a) Guillaume Broch.
(b) Henricus Keep.
(c) Johannes Motte.
(d) Ricardus Bailey.

2. What sap does the centaur use for the potion to restore the Immortal’s memory?
(a) Blue urchin.
(b) Dew-wort.
(c) Blood-wort.
(d) Red urchin.

3. At what time do Mal and Christopher stalk off to flee her destiny?
(a) 2:00 am.
(b) Noon.
(c) 2:00 pm.
(d) Midnight.

4. With what kind of coin does Christopher pay the fortune-teller?
(a) Silver.
(b) Gold.
(c) Bronze.
(d) Copper.

5. Which guise of the Immortal separated the Archipelago from the rest of the world?
(a) Duncan Macleod.
(b) Marik.
(c) Heletha of Antiok.
(d) Ahmed Telos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the manticore threaten to eat from Christopher first?

2. Which guise of the Immortal erected the maze around the Glimourie Tree?

3. What does Ratwin note is a particularly emphatic insult to ratatoskas?

4. To which of the following does Christopher compare nereids?

5. Where does Mal hit her attacker?

Short Essay Questions

1. What will happen if the Glimourie Tree is destroyed?

2. Why does Kavil’s employer want the Immortal to be a child?

3. Why do sphinxes ask riddles in the novel?

4. Why does the manticore assert Christopher should respect fear?

5. What is the particular tragedy of Gelifen’s death?

6. Why does Mal decline to have Nighthand and Irian accompany her and Christopher to bury Gelifen?

7. Why is a dryad-wood boat thought impossible?

8. Why had Anja been complicit in the attack on Mal?

9. Why are Mal and Christopher instructed to wash before approaching a dragon?

10. Why does Mal agree to take the potion that will restore her eternal memory?

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