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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. With whom does Pug fall in love?

2. Who is Martin Longbow?

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

4. What does Chogana tell Pug?

5. Who were the Valheru?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the small boy that misled Arutha and what does he say about himself?

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

3. What is known about Pug and Laurie in the opening of the book?

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

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

6. What does Milamber undo in secret?

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

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

9. Why do the soldiers in the army tend to obey Thomas? What can you infer about Thomas from this?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hokanu saves Laurie and Pug and it seems to the reader that he tries to befriend them. Laurie seems to be learning to trust in Hokanu as he talks to them but you see that Pug doesn't trust the Tsurani and may feel that he is trying to use them.

1. Do you think you could be friends with someone who has enslaved you? Why or why not?

2. Do you think Pug is right in his suspicions about Hokanu? Why or why not? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. What kind of friendship can be had between people of two different classes, such as a slave and an owner, a very wealthy person and a factory worker, etc. Do you think friendship between two widely dispersed classes is possible? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Thomas is in a sense possessed when he dons the Valheru suit of armor. When in chapter 9, he starts beheading the Tsurani guards and slaves, he does so not as Thomas but as the Valheru who used to own the suit. Discuss the following:

1. Should Thomas be held responsible for the murders he commits when possessed by the Valheru?

2. In our culture, someone who commits a crime such as murder who is proven to be insane is remanded to a psychiatric institution rather than prison. Do you think this is the best way to handle the criminally insane?

3. Is anyone who murders sane? Is the act of murder in and of itself insane?

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