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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. What is another name given to the griffin?
(a) The sleep feather.
(b) The death beak.
(c) The flight lion.
(d) The joy bird.

2. Where does Christopher bite his attacker?
(a) The ear.
(b) The cheek.
(c) The finger.
(d) The nose.

3. Which of the following is held in the Archipelago to be a metaphor?
(a) Henry VIII.
(b) Edward III.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Charles II.

4. What is the name of the sphinx that first greets Mal and Christopher?
(a) Naravirala.
(b) Behlib.
(c) Ariel.
(d) Jakan.

5. In what had Anja’s ancestor worked?
(a) Roc-pruning.
(b) Borometz-farming.
(c) Lavellan-milking.
(d) Selkie-rock mining.

Short Answer Questions

1. What flower does the centaur use for the potion to restore the Immortal’s memory?

2. What is one possible final ingredient of the potion to restore the Immortal’s memory?

3. To what island does Mal intend to go after burying Gelifen?

4. Where does Mal bite Adam?

5. What is the name of the Immortal’s dryad-wood boat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What functions do the wardens on the Island of Murderers serve?

2. What is the significance of pegasan sails?

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

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

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

6. Why did the centaur who made the potion to restore the Immortal’s memory want living gold?

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

8. Why do sphinxes ask riddles in the novel?

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

10. What advice does the ruling sphinx give Irian and Nighthand?

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