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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 is the man given?

2. What relation is the Great One to Komatsu?

3. What has happened in Krondor by the time Arutha arrives?

4. What did Guy tell Anita?

5. What does Milamber's true name in the Tsurani tongue mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hokanu tell his father about Pug and Laurie?

2. Why is Aglaragnna discussing Thomas? How do you think a person who had been given some great power would change

3. What does Pug see on his last test?

4. Who is Kasumi and what do they want Pug and Laurie to do with him?

5. What does Charles tell Arutha about the Tsurani?

6. Who appears at the queen's abode and what does he tell the queen about their enemy and himself?

7. What does Cook tell Arutha about why they took him, Martin and Amos?

8. What does Hochopepa tell Milamber he will have to do to stay alive?

9. What is the gist of Anita and Arutha's conversation about Pug?

10. What does Arutha decide to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 8, the Warlord wishes more Great Ones to go to fight the war. The Assembly will not order any magician to aid in the war but any individual may provide services if he wishes. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think the Assembly will not order any magician to help in the war?

2. If you had magical abilities and your country wanted you to use it against the enemies, would you be willing? Explain.

3. In many fantasy novels, those with magical abilities tend to police themselves and the use of magic. Of course, there are some who use magic for their own gain or for evil purposes. If soem people in real life had magical abilities, so you think they should be regulated?

4. What sort of pressures in our culture do you think there would be on someone with magical abilities along the same lines as Pug if the ability were quite rare?

Essay Topic 2

Pug falls in love with a servant girl in the house and wants to marry her but is forbidden. You aren't told why but that it goes back to the secrets they are keeping from Pug and Laurie.

1. Do you think the above situation is a foreshadow of something later in the book? Why or why not?

2. Do you think two slaves should be allowed to marry each other? Why or why not?

3. How closely do you think the slave situation in this book resembles the one that used to be in place before the Civil War in America? Discuss in detail the differences and similarities.

Essay Topic 3

The trip will be dangerous because of the time of year. The captain of the boat is fired and Amos, the prince's captain, volunteers to take charge. He tells Arutha to tell his family goodbye before he leaves and to put things in order in case he doesn't make it back.

1. Discuss what courage is and what it means in light of the above statements.

2. Do you think every person would have the courage to get on Amos' boat willingly? Why or why not?

3. In view of the above statement, explain how desperation will make people do dangerous tasks. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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