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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. Why does Rafal tell Severo he can no longer serve him?

2. What does Amara say when asked about her twin?

3. What does Fra Murta demand of the nuns?

4. Where does Jamie go to search for Amara's mother?

5. What does Severo do when Amara answers Fra Murta's second set of questions?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the discussion between Severo and Fra Murta about conscience and Palinor.

2. How does Severo feel about Fra Murta and why?

3. What does Jamie do when he comes for Amara and what does he do with her?

4. What does Fra Murta tell Severo about Aclar?

5. What does Jamie find out about Amara's birth mother?

6. Describe Severo's night the night before Palinor is burned.

7. What does Rafal tell Severo and what does Severo do?

8. What does Severo hope about Fra Murta?

9. Why does Severo turn Palinor over to Fra Murta?

10. What does Fra Murta ask Amara and how does she respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fra Murta, who is supposed to represent the height of religious power, is compared to a blight in this chapter. The Inquisitor's relish for flushing out heretics is difficult for Severo to stomach, as is the church's convenient way of avoiding murder by having civil authorities execute heretics. Even Amara takes an immediate dislike to Fra Murta. As the characters in this novel struggle to reconcile Palinor's lack of religion with his good character, Fra Murta presents a stark contrast. He is full of religious zeal, yet he has no qualms ordering torture and cruel execution for supposed heretics.

1. Hypocrisy seems to be evident in Fra Murta's character. Explain, using examples, why one would say Fra Murta is a hypocrite.

2. Why do you think the characters, such as Severo and Beneditx struggle to reoncile Palinor's character with their beliefs?

3. Why do you think Amara took an instant dislike to Fra Murta?

Essay Topic 2

Beneditx struggles through the night with anger. He remembers his mother, who was single and provided for her son by mending linen and making clothes. The only thing that made her angry was, when her sewing tools were blunt or her thread would break. Benedict feels like his arguments with Palinor have been like those blunt tools, and he is angry that he did not recognize the errors that Palinor has pointed out. Beneditx knows his sin is pride in his own intelligence, and he has never before experienced the pain of defeat.

1. Do you think Beneditx is angry at himself or at Palinor? Why or why not?

2. No one likes to think they are very good at a particular skill and then find that someone else is better. What do you think Beneditx should do with the way he is feeling?

3. Do you think it is wrong for Beneditx to have pride in his intelligence? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Amara's upbringing by wolves, however, seems to have altered her in ways that cannot be changed, such as her dislike for human touch and contact, things that humans have long assumed are necessary for healthy living. Like an animal, Amara only seems to live in the present and seems unaware of how the past and future affect her.

1. Do you think that animals live only in the present? Why or why not?

2. Do you think if a human child really was raised by the wolves that child would ever be able to learn all of the intricacies of being human? Why or why not?

3. What do you think would be the effect on human society if humans lived mostly for the present without looking back to the past or ahead to the future?

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