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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 can Martin tell about Thomas when he looks on him?
2. Who is Kulgan?
3. What has happened to his Valheru powers since he has regained his humanity?
4. What does Macros tell Thomas?
5. What does Lyam do about Guy du Bas-Tyra?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Duke Borric tell his son Lyam?
2. Sum up, briefly what happened to Kasumi, Martin, Arutha, Pug and Amos.
3. Why is Arutha angry at Lyam and what does he vow?
4. What does Kasumi say about Pug's actions at the festival?
5. What does Lyam tell Arutha about Martin and how does Arutha feel about it?
6. What happens when Milamber first arrives at the Shinzawai Lords house?
7. What does he say about Pug and the Tsurani home world? What does he do with his library?
8. What does Lyam do about the Tsurani once King Rodric dies?
9. What does Macros tell Thomas?
10. What happens when Laurie and Kasumi reach Krondor?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
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
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.
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