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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. Why is Matron Baenre not happy about Blingdenstone?

2. What are the orders to the drow army concerning Blingdenstone?

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

4. In Chapter Twelve, why is Errtu angry at Lolth?

5. In Chapter Twenty-Two what door do the drow locate?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Drizzt decide about Catti-brie and her battles?

3. Why is Catti-brie crying when Drizzt finds her on the plateau and how do she and he resolve her problem?

4. What has Uthegental been told to do about Blingdenstone but what does he do? What does he find?

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

6. What does Belwar think about as the drow armies advance?

7. What does Drizzt do when he goes to where Catti-brie is practicing her sword? What does he notice about her sword?

8. What does Frible tell Belwar about Blingdenstone?

9. Why does Jarlaxle decide to let Matron Baenre go ahead with her battle plans?

10. What does Drizzt do with the figurine in Chapter Thirteen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

SIEGE OF DARKNESS is one book in a series of novels involving Drizzt and many other characters. Discuss the following.

1. What are two advantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Illustrate your statements with details from the text.

2. What is a disadvantage of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Illustrate your statements with details from the text.

3. Do you prefer to read a standalone book, or a series of books with the same main characters? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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