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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 Arutha worry about in relation to Martin?

2. Why is Arutha angry with Lyam?

3. Where does Milamber take his wife and son?

4. What does Milamber do when he becomes angry?

5. What is in the room that Pug and the others enter at the servant's bidding?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where are Martin and Garret going and what does Martin tell Garret he wants from him?

2. What happens when King Rodric arrives?

3. What does Milamber decide about the Tsurani culture and what does he tell Hochopepa he might be forced to do?

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

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

6. What is to be done about Guy du Bas-Tyra and what does Guy do?

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

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

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

10. Sum up, briefly what happened to Kasumi, Martin, Arutha, Pug and Amos.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Amos Trask is a former pirate who commits many crimes during his days of piracy. Discuss the following:

1. Amos is pardoned for his crimes by Lyam when Lyam becomes king. Does this seem fair that Amos can just be forgiven his past because he helped Arutha and Anita?

2. Should a king or President or other head of state have the right of pardon? Why or why not.

3. Is there a place in the legal system for pardons? Argue for or against the idea.

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

Though many readers think of fantasy as solely entertainment, much can be learned from studying the themes of any fantasy novel. Discuss the following:

1. Discuss and analyze the theme of honor as it occurs throughout the book.

2. Discuss and analyze the theme of magic as it occurs throughout the book.

3. Discuss and analyze two minor themes as they occur throughout the book.

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