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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 Berkthgar say there will be no alliance?

2. From what does Berg'inyon think the trouble with the fence is?

3. Why do the people who are watching Berg'inyon panic?

4. What does Errtu try to do in Chapter Eleven?

5. What do Catti-brie and Drizzt do at the end of Chapter Three?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gromph ask Jarlaxle and what does Jarlaxle tell him?

2. What are Jarlaxle's thoughts on the discussion he had with Gromph after Gromph leaves him?

3. In Chapter Nine why does Matron Baenre hold a meeting with her children and what does she tell them?

4. Who do Catti-brie and Drizzt talk to as they travel in Chapter Two, what do they ask him, what is his response and what does Drizzt promise him?

5. Why is Errtu angry at Lolth and what does she promise him?

6. At the beginning of the book why is Errtu angered and what does Errtu believe?

7. How does Berkthgar respond when Drizzt and Catti-brie are explaining why they have come and what is Catti-brie's response?

8. What does Drizzt ask himself about faith and what is his answer?

9. How does Berkthgar act during his duel with Catti-brie and what is the result of the duel?

10. What is Catti-brie's sword's name, how did she get the sword and what does the sword want?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

SIEGE OF DARKNESS is one book in a series of novels involving Drizzt and many other characters. Discuss the following.

1. What are two advantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Illustrate your statements with details from the text.

2. What is a disadvantage of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Illustrate your statements with details from the text.

3. Do you prefer to read a standalone book, or a series of books with the same main characters? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 2

In SIEGE OF DARKNESS there are other sentient beings besides humans. Discuss the following:

1. List and describe all the sentient, non-human beings.

2. Do you think most of the the non-human, sentient beings are accorded lesser status? Is it fair? Are they inferior to human beings?

3. Are there any characters who seem to accord the non-human, sentient beings equal status with their own? Who? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 3

Most protagonists are a mixture of admirable traits and character flaws, and Drizzt is no exception. Discuss the following:

1. Trace and analyze situations when Drizzt demonstrates his prodigious powers of military strategy. Give specific examples to illustrate your analysis.

2. Trace and analyze Drizzt's character flaws offering specific examples of these flaws in your discussion.

3. Discuss how you think Drizzt's admirable traits helped him become accepted in a society that is not his place of origin. Have his flaws impacted his life at all? Do any of those under his command seem to notice these flaws? Who? How does the reader know this?

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