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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 Drizzt see as the main failing of the drow soldiers?

2. At what town do the drow break down the gates?

3. Who comes from the floor as the gnomish priests are working?

4. What does Matron Baenre insist upon in relation to K'yorl?

5. How does Baenre destroy the wall of the tower at Oblodran?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Matron Baenre want a cavern, what does Jarlaxle want to do about the battle and what does Methil suggest to him?

2. How is Berg'inyon feeling about the battle and what does Matron Baenre do about it?

3. How is Drizzt almost killed when he is battling a Minotau and how is he saved?

4. Who are the first group on the dwarf side to see battle and what kind of different weapon do they use?

5. How do Pwent and his men help Bidderdoo fulfill his mission?

6. Why is the way to the west closed to Bensell?

7. Why does Lady Alustriel finally enter the battle, what does she do, and what happens to her when she does?

8. How does Matron Baenre finally punish K'yorl?

9. What overwhelms Bidderdoo and what is his reaction to being attacked by a kobold?

10. Why does Errtu decide to obey Lolth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Most protagonists are a mixture of admirable traits and character flaws, and Drizzt is no exception. Discuss the following:

1. Trace and analyze situations when Drizzt demonstrates his prodigious powers of military strategy. Give specific examples to illustrate your analysis.

2. Trace and analyze Drizzt's character flaws offering specific examples of these flaws in your discussion.

3. Discuss how you think Drizzt's admirable traits helped him become accepted in a society that is not his place of origin. Have his flaws impacted his life at all? Do any of those under his command seem to notice these flaws? Who? How does the reader know this?

Essay Topic 2

In the world of academe, fantasy is often considered an inferior form of the novel compared to "classic" literature. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think fantasy might be considered second-rate compared to the classics?

2. Do you think fantasy has the same elements as the classics? Why or why not?

3. What are the purposes do you think for people reading "the classics"? What are the purposed for people reading fantasy? Is one purpose better than another? Explain your response.

4. Would you read fantasy even outside an educational setting? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In SIEGE OF DARKNESS there are other sentient beings besides humans. Discuss the following:

1. List and describe all the sentient, non-human beings.

2. Do you think most of the the non-human, sentient beings are accorded lesser status? Is it fair? Are they inferior to human beings?

3. Are there any characters who seem to accord the non-human, sentient beings equal status with their own? Who? If not, why not?

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