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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. Why does Zelda decide to stay behind?

2. Where do Jenna and Nicko find Stanley?

3. What do Nicko, Boy 412, and Jenna do to amuse themselves?

4. What do Zelda and the children see coming toward the cottage?

5. Who did Jenna's Shield Bug take a disliking to after it floated into port?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Aunt Zelda manage to heal DomDaniel's apprentice?

2. How does Boy 412 feel when the hunter's apprentice is brought in, and why?

3. What does DomDaniel do when he senses the presence of Jenna and Boy 412?

4. What happens to the Shield Bugs that Jenna, Boy 412 and Nicko release against the Hunter?

5. Why does Sarah allow herself to be talked into going to the Midwinter feast day by Galen?

6. What does Marcia explain to Boy 412 about the ring that he found?

7. What happens when Jenna touches the circle on the wall with the dragon inside it?

8. Where is the body of DomDaniel's apprentice found, and in what condition?

9. Why is Marcia unable to return to the Keeper's Cottage that night?

10. What is served for Boy 412's apprentice supper?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who catches DomDaniel's apprentice? Where does he bring him? What do they discover after Jenna calls him stupid? What confession does he inadvertently make? How does Nicko respond? When Zelda reminds him that the apprentice is just a boy, what does the apprentice reveal that surprises and dismays everyone?

Essay Topic 2

How does Boy 412 feel about Marcia and the others? What is his initial response to them, and why? What was his education? What events or behaviors change his mind? What is one of the first differences he notices? When does he make the decision that he never wants to return to the Young Army? What does he finally begin to do at that stage?

Essay Topic 3

Why doesn't Silas return with Marcia's SafeKeeping? Where does he get stopped and why? What are the circumstances of his incarceration? Who visits him regularly? Why is Silas unshackled? Why does Silas waffle when he discovers the unlocked door?

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