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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 does the person from question number 78 do?

2. How does Drizzt feel about other people's beliefs?

3. What is the fence around the House Baenre supposed to do?

4. What does Matron Baenre tell her children would happen if the other house rise against them?

5. How does Catti-brie enable Guenhwyvar to come to their location?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lolth tell Errtu about the pantheon and the future and what does she fear?

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

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

4. What do the Matrons do at the gathering to prepare for K'yorl?

5. What does Matron Baenre ask of Methil for her daughters and what happens?

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the conclusion of a novel, most readers either consciously or unconsciously engage in processing the book and usually come to a conclusion as to whether they like the book or not. Discuss one of the following:

1. Would you consider SIEGE OF DARKNESS a "good" book? Why or why not? Use examples to illustrate your stance.

2. What do you think are the elements of an outstanding novel? Analyze one of your favorite novels to see if those elements are present.

3. What are some reasons you might consider a novel a failure? Analyze a novel you think is a failure and see if those elements are in that novel.

Essay Topic 2

In some ways, a novel that includes magic is full of "narrative contrivances." Discuss the following:

1. Define and offer examples of the literary device "narrative contrivance."

2. Does the fact that magic can do or undo almost anything change the way one reads a book whose world includes magic? For example, if one of your favorite characters dies in a world of magic, might there always be the expectation that somehow that character is not really dead, that magic will change the fact? How does a setting that includes magic change the reading experience?

3. Since magic can make almost anything happen (or not happen), then would a book such as Siege of Darkness not actually need to contain any narrative contrivances? Explain.

4. Why do you think people like to read books about worlds that contain magic? Do you? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Whenever reading a science fiction or fantasy novel, one must become familiar with new terminology that explains concepts or technology that is not a part of the "real" world. In the case of SIEGE OF DARKNESS, much of the setting is familiar to the reader, though there are new ideas and terms to learn. Discuss the following:

1. Find five terms that are a part of the SIEGE OF DARKNESS world that occur in the "real" world but are used differently in the Siege of Darkness's world. Define the words as used in the SIEGE OF DARKNESS world and compare those five words as to how they are currently used in the American English language.

2. There are ways of learning about a new world or time when reading a science fiction or fantasy novel. Discuss the ways you were able to understand the world of the SIEGE OF DARKNESS. Did you have to look up any words? What does it mean to learn a word through its context? Do you have to do that in SIEGE OF DARKNESS? What word(s)?

4. Were there any words you never really understood from SIEGE OF DARKNESS? Which ones?

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