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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 does Anita tell Arutha about Pug?

2. Who is the foe Chogana tells Pug he must face?

3. With whom does Pug fall in love?

4. Why does Hokanu hang Nogamu?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Nogamu try to do to Pug and Laurie and how did that turn out?

4. What does the queen decide? What does that decision tell you about the queen?

5. How does Pug end up being taken from Kotmasu's estate?

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

7. Why is the boat trip Amos will be doing dangerous, what do they do about that and how does it turn out?

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

9. What does the queen do after the battle in relationship to Thomas? Explain why the queen's actions may be a foreshadowing of future events.

10. What does Milamber undo in secret?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It appears the queen cares very much for Thomas. Many of the elves seem to fear the magic that he possesses because of the Valheru the magic came from. She has set up her magicians to cast helping spells on Thomas, and it appears to help him in keeping the darkness from taking him over. She doesn't want him to be her husband. The reader sees that she is afraid of what would happen if he does go toward the dark magic. The reader also sees she is afraid of watching him grow old while she remains young.

1. Given the situation with Thomas the queen seems to have quite a dilemma. Discuss what you think are her options and if you were in her place what you would do.

2. Discuss thoroughly the implications of becoming the spouse of someone immortal if you are mortal.

3. Discuss in depth the qualities we know are in Thomas that would help him fight the darkness and the qualities he has that might push him towards the darkness.

Essay Topic 2

In chapter 7, Princess Anita is smuggled on board in order to escape a forced marriage with Guy du Bas-Tyra, who wants to use Anita as a means to gain the throne. Anita announces to her cousin, Arutha, that their parents had intended them to marry for the sake of the kingdom ever since the two were quite young. In many cultures both in fantasy and the "real" world, women have no say over who they marry--even in the Western world up until the 20th century, women were often forced to marry for political or social expediency. Discuss one of the following:

1. How would you react if you were told at a very early age who you would marry? Would you be willing to obey your parents knowing that there is very little future for an unmarried woman.

2. Even though women have been controlled as far as marriage for centuries, some men are just as "stuck" with an unwanted marriage partner as a women--these are usually nobles who must marry to keep or raise the standing of their families. If you are a man and are told who you would marry and you found that person quite unacceptable, would you give up money and position to defy your parents?

3. Why do you think forced marriages are occurring less and less often even in countries where woman are still quite oppressed?

Essay Topic 3

Magician, Master falls in the genre called fantasy. Discuss the following:

1. What is the definition of genre? Fantasy genre? How do you know Magician, Master falls in the genre of fantasy? Give examples.

2. Other than entertainment, why do you think people might read fantasy?

3. Fantasy is sometimes considered second-rate fiction--i.e., that it is not good enough to be studied in academe. Why do you think this is true? Do you think it is a valid argument?

4. What might someone learn from reading fantasy?

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