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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 did the king say about Guy du Bas-Tyra before dying?

2. Why has Duke Borric set aside money for Pug?

3. Who shows up when Martin is looking at the Tsurani prisoners?

4. What does the Queen announce to the council?

5. What does the Warlord want of the Great Ones?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Thomas confronts the Tsurani prisoners?

2. What does he say about Pug and the Tsurani home world? What does he do with his library?

3. What does Pug tell Kulgan about rifts?

4. What does Lyam do about the Tsurani once King Rodric dies?

5. What does Macros' note explain about himself and interrupting the peace negotiations?

6. What does Kasumi say about Pug's actions at the festival?

7. What does Lyam tell his brother and sister in a message and what doesn't he tell them?

8. Where does Pug go when he reaches Midkemia and who does he see? What does the man tell him?

9. What does Thomas tell the council about his ambitions and what do he and the queen do?

10. How does Lyam feel about being king and what does he think about Martin?

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

After the final task that Milamber endures he appears to regain his memories and emotions. He seems to enjoy the new power he receives. He is no longer Pug the keep boy but a magician and appears much more powerful than his former master Kulgan from his home world.

1. Pug has gone from a slave to a Great One with new power. Discuss how he reacts to the changes using examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Discuss the return of Pug's memories and what it means to him and why, using examples from the book to support your answer.

3. In real life people will sometimes, though rarely, lose their memories for days, weeks or years and regain them. Using your imagination, discuss how you would feel if that happened to you and what you would do, both when you lost your memories and when you regained them.

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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