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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. Who is Radburn?

2. Where are Pug and Laurie working at the opening of the book?

3. What does Milamber find as he finishes his final task?

4. What has happened to the flags the Tsurani fly?

5. Why is the elf queen discussing Thomas?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who brings news to Arutha about the Tsurani and who is winning the war?

3. What happens when Amos wakes and what is the gist of his and Trevor's conversation?

4. What does Pug see on his last test?

5. What does Cook ask Arutha and what does Arutha tell him? What does Cook do when Arutha answers him?

6. What does Milamber undo in secret?

7. What does Charles tell Arutha about the Tsurani?

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

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

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

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

A man stands outside a plain cell room. The man is dressed in a plain white robe, as are the other young men there. There are men in black robes that appear and nod to one of the young men meaning for them to follow. The man stands and waits on a man in black for him to follow. He is not allowed to talk. He doesn't remember being told that, but he knows he isn't allowed. He can't remember anything before waking in his cell, but it doesn't worry him.

1. Discuss in detail what a reader might infer about the man in white and his situation based only on the above paragraph.

2. Do you think it is a normal response for someone to not care if she/he can't remember anything and even knows he's not supposed to talk? Why or why not?

3. Explain in detail how you think you would feel in the above situation using examples from the book and your own life.

Essay Topic 3

Some of the characters in this book undergo great changes. Discuss the following:

1. Compare and contrast Thomas to who he is at the beginning of the book to who he is at the end of the book.

2. Compare and contrast Pug to who he is at the beginning of the book to who he is at the end of the book. Consider his name change in your analysis.

3. Compare and contrast Arutha to who he is at the beginning of the book to who he is at the end of the book. Does he grow into the potential to be a king?

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