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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. How does Berg-iyon demonstrate his expertise in Chapter Six?

2. What does Matron Baenre tell her children to keep a secret?

3. What does Drizzt think is the reason gods allow mortals to see them?

4. What is Matron Baenre thinking about the problems in relation to Lolth?

5. In Chapter Ten who comes into Jarlaxle's private office?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who saves Matron Baenre from K'yorl and what does K'yorl do?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze one major theme of SIEGE OF DARKNESS. Consider the following: How does one character's actions portray the theme you are analyzing? How does the setting contribute to that theme? Is the theme one that you would call a "universal theme"? If so, what other book or novel that you have read also includes this theme. If not, why don't you think it is a "universal" theme?

2. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of SIEGE OF DARKNESS. How does one character's actions portray the themes you are analyzing? How does the setting contribute to those themes? Is each theme one that you would call a "universal theme"? If so, what other book or novel that you have read also includes this theme. If not, why don't you think it is a "universal" theme?

3. What benefit is there in discussing and analyzing the themes of a work of fiction? Do you think most authors consciously develop themes in their works? Why or why not? Can there be accidental themes? What do you think is one possible "accidental" theme in SIEGE OF DARKNESS? Which theme in SIEGE OF DARKNESS speaks to you the most in your life? Why?

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