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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. From where did Milamber get the architecture for his house?

2. What message does Duke Caldric want Laurie and Kasumi to carry?

3. What does the Duke tell Lyam and Brucal?

4. What does Pug tell Kasumi to do?

5. Who does Milamber surprise at the Shinzawai Lords' house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Milamber do when he first leaves the Great Ones school and what is he trying to decide?

2. What do Pug and the others first find when they go to Macros' island?

3. What has happened to Thomas since he was free from Ashen-Shugar? How does the Queen feel about that?

4. Where do Kasumi and Laurie go and what happens when they first arrive there?

5. What happens when Milamber first arrives at the Shinzawai Lords house?

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

7. What happens to Laurie and Kasumi when they go to see King Rodric?

8. What does the Warlord want from the Great Ones and what is their response?

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

10. What does Lyam tell Arutha about Martin and how does Arutha feel about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The ultimate success of a book hinges on many factors. A book such as Magician, Master is difficult to gage its success because it is one in a series of books about Midkemia. Nonetheless, there are some aspects of any book that must be rendered well in order for it to be considered a successful work of fiction. Discuss the following:

1. What are some aspects of the book that contribute to it being a successful novel? Give examples.

2. What are some aspects of the book that should be changed to make it an even more successful novel? Give examples.

3. Discuss five aspects of any work of fiction that need to be present and done well to make it a successful novel.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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