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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 Tanar'ri enterJarlaxle's private cave?

2. Who is angered by Matron Baenre's action?

3. What does Catti-brie do about Berkthgar?

4. Who does Drizzt call to be with him and Catti-brie in Chapter Three?

5. What is Thibbledorf Pwent doing when Catti-brie and Drizzt stop to talk to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Drizzt and Catti-brie do in Chapter Three at the beginning, who does he call, how does he call it and what do they when they finish?

2. From where does Errtu watch the combat between the House mothers and what would he like to happen?

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

4. What does Matron Baenre do in a fit of rage and what is the result of her actions?

5. Why does Uthegental Armgo visit Jarlaxle?

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

7. What are the dwarves in the heart of Mithral Hall doing in Chapter Two?

8. Who visits Jarlaxle in Chapter Ten and why?

9. How does Jarlaxle find out that Baenre will prevail?

10. What happens when Berg'inyon parries with an elf and how do the others react? Why to they react that way?

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

Drizzt is in some ways a larger-than-life hero. Despite incredible odds, he usually comes out on top, in Siege of Darkness and in the others in the series. Discuss the following:

1. Does having a larger-than-life hero make that person less of a hero? In other words, which is more admirable--a hero who ultimately always "lands on his feet," or one who strives against impossible odds and doesn't always succeed?

2. Does a character have to be successful in order to be a hero? Explain your answer.

3. Choose one other character besides Drizzt who you might call a hero/heroine and explain why you choose that person. Illustrate your statements with examples from the text.

4. Does every work of fiction have to have a hero? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

One of the main characteristics of the drow and the others in the underworld is that they seem to like to inflict pain on others. They are absolutely amoral and spends most of their time torturing and murdering those they dislike, which is just about everyone.

1. Unfortunately there are a number of people in the world who seem to like to inflict pain on themselves or others. Following research on sadism, discuss why the drow are sadists with examples from the book.

2. There is obviously deep seated psychological reasons why someone would derive pleasure from pain, either their own pain or someone else. Is it possible that people who feel this way have some common factors in childhood? Discuss reasons from a childhood you think could form a person to become a sadist.

3. There is great debate in criminal justice circles as to whether someone who commits homicide is mentally ill. Some say anyone who kills another human being except in self defense has to be mentally ill because sane people don't kill other people. Do you agree with this? Why or why not?

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