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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. Which member of the clergy people were worse off?

2. What was the name of the silent figure?

3. What does the abbey better resemble?

4. What was significant about the rings?

5. What could hold the road they were traveling up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the witch tell the priest of the Pantathian serpent people to stop making signs? What stopped the serpent person from continuing?

2. What made the Moredhel hard to kill?

3. What did the Moredhel command the people he was with to do following the witch's reading?

4. What was the plan to throw the Moredhel off Arutha's trail?

5. Why was the heavy crossbow a poor choice of weapon?

6. Why did the old witch gasp at the sight of the central figure when he removed his cloak?

7. Why wouldn't Jimmy take orders from Arutha?

8. Why hadn't Laurie revealed his decision to Carline sooner?

9. What struck Jimmy about the men at the next table in the Inn?

10. Who managed to finally put an end to the Moredhel and how did they do it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Murad and the Dark Brothers. What do you suppose is the author's reason for not giving them substantial motivations, or at least, motivations that have been made evident to the reader? Can you think of any possible motivations that they might have? Why these ones?

Essay Topic 2

The theme of love conquering all is present in this story. Do you think this is a realistic view of love? Why or why not? What makes it unrealistic? What lends it some realism? Is this a good theme to revolve a plot around? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationships that have already been established in the previous novel? How did these relationships provide the characters with a bit more of a dimension? Explain how it would have developed had there been no back story?

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