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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. Where does Riddley go when he leaves the dead town?

2. After Durster's mishap the previous day, what do Riddley and the work crew feel as they set off toward Widders Dump?

3. How does Lissener find his way to where he and Riddley are going?

4. What does Riddley call the stone face he sees in Cambry?

5. What drew Lissener to the boat that he and Riddley found?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Riddley find in the diggings the third day he goes to them?

2. After Riddley leaves Goodparley in Widdows Dump, who does Riddley meet on the road?

3. What does Riddley learn about the Eusa folk as he and Lissener get to the outskirts of Fork Stone?

4. Describe how Riddley feels when he gets to the Power Ring in Cambry.

5. What does Flinter RIghtway tell Orfing and Riddley when they arrive at Weaping Form to do the Punch show?

6. Describe the Punch show that Orfing and Riddley do at Weaping Form.

7. Why do Lissener and Riddley decide to separate?

8. Describe Riddley's travels after Granser and Goodparley die.

9. Riddley returns to Widders Dump and finds Goodparley there. Why does Riddley give Goodparley the stones?

10. After Riddley leaves Cambry, he heads back to Fork Stone. Describe what he finds there.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Riddley releases Lissener from the hole, Lissener relates the children's game Fools Circle 9wys to himself. What is Lissener's title? What does the children's game Fools Circel 9wys have to do with Lissener? Why would Goodparley or anyone else want to put Lissener's head on a pole?

Essay Topic 2

Riddley often mentions the odors around him. Do these frequent references to the sense of smell make the scenes in the novel more realistic? Why or why not? List examples of times when Riddley mentions how something smells. How would you classify the scents in Riddley's world? What do the odors tell you about Riddley's world?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 1, the reader first learns about the "Hart of the Wood." As Riddley first tells a story about the "Hart of the Wood," he mentions that the heart of the wood can mean three different things. Explain what each of these three things are using the description Riddley provides in Chapter 1. Also use other examples of the heart of the wood that are found throughout the novel. What does it mean in Chapter 15 when Riddley says that whenever he writes about the tree in the stone he will write "wud" and not "wood"?

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