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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 is the fence around the House Baenre supposed to do?

2. For what does Lolth say the time of troubles coming are?

3. What does Uthegental Armgo want to discuss with Jarlaxle in Chapter Seven?

4. What does Drizzt describe in his letter before Chapter Six?

5. What does Drizzt think about the gods allowing people to see them?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the artisans in Mithral Hall doing about the figurine? How are they doing it?

3. Why is Harkle Harpell's eyes at King Battlehammer's hall?

4. What does Drizzt do about his panther, how does the figurine respond and what does Catti-brie do? What is the end result for the panther?

5. What happens to Guenhwyvar when Drizzt attempts to send her back to the Astral Plane?

6. What are Firble and Belwar doing in the tunnels? What does Belwar want to do in the tunnels?

7. Why does Uthegental Armgo visit Jarlaxle?

8. Who visits Jarlaxle in Chapter Ten and why?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Loyalty is demonstrated in a number of ways, as is the lack of loyalty. There seems to be a great deal of loyalty in the dwarf community and very little in the drow one. Discuss the following:

1. How do you define loyalty? Is the ability and desire to be loyal an admirable trait in humans? Why or why not? What are the advantages and disadvantages of being loyal to a person? Cause? Country? Idea? What of those who are loyal to something no matter what they learn about that person, thing, ideal, country, etc... -in other words, blind loyalty.

2. Discuss and analyze why you think Drizzt is loyal to Bruenor. Is it warranted? Wise? Earned? What other instances of loyalty occur in Siege of Darkness? What about the characters loyalty to their gods?

3. What other admirable traits besides loyalty occur in Siege of Darkness? Discuss fully two of those traits with specific examples.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

In SIEGE OF DARKNESS, as in many fantasy books, magic is an integral part of the story. Discuss the following:

1. Define and analyze the principles/use of magic in SIEGE OF DARKNESS. Who can use it? Are there limitations? Can magic accomplish anything? Are there things that are forbidden to do?

2. How has Matron Baenre violated the restrictions put on the use of magic? Do you think the restrictions are just? Wise?

3. Are all magic users equally strong? Why do you think a wand is required to use the magic?

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