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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 many soldiers does Sumpet's orders add to the battle at Keeper's Dale?

2. Where are Berg'inyon and his lizard riders heading in Chapter Twenty-Two?

3. Who does Alustriel believe will reach her knights before Bensell?

4. What do the drows do at the beginning of Chapter Seventeen?

5. What does Errtu decide about Lolth's promise?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Frible tell Belwar about Blingdenstone?

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

5. Why might those in Keeper's Dale have a rough battle?

6. For what is Bidderdoo responsible during the attack and what happens with him and the kobold?

7. What is Lady Alustriel considering about her home city as she watches her knights battle drow?

8. What does Lady Alustriel do at the beginning of the battle and for what are her knights responsible?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Though this novel is probably more action driven rather than character driven, obviously there are several characters who make the novel what it is. Discuss one of the following:

1. Compare/contrast the characters of Drizzt and Matron Baenre. Include their goals, sense of honor, abilities and social skills.

2. Compare/contrast the characters of Lady Alustriel and Berkthgar.

3. Thoroughly analyze the character of Drizzt discussing both his strong and weak points and how both affect the outcome of the plot.

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