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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 it that Catti-brie's sword wants?

2. Who stops Berg'inyon from killing Matron Baenre?

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

4. What does Matron Baenre tell her children in a meeting in Chapter Nine?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Uthegental Armgo visit Jarlaxle?

8. Who visits Jarlaxle in Chapter Ten and why?

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

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

Discuss the following:

1. Compare/contrast SIEGE OF DARKNESS world to that of "real" life. What are the advantages to each world? The disadvantages?

2. In which world would you rather live in if you possess no magical abilities? Explain your response.

3. In which world would you rather live in if you possess magical abilities and Matron Baenre is the ruler of the world where you could practice magic? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 2

Choose two of the following and compare and contrast the two people. Include in the discussion their type of leadership, their personality, their morals and whether you would like to serve under them.

1. Drizzt and Bruenor.

2. Lady Alustriel and Matron Baenre.

3. Errtu and Bensell.

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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