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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 would Jimmy do if he could?

2. What would shake the guild to its core?

3. What brought out the worst in Carline's nature?

4. What property was given to Jimmy?

5. Which member of the clergy people were worse off?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kinds of things did Jimmy know about the sewers?

2. Why did Jimmy want to tell Arutha what had been going on, and what he had witnessed with the assassin?

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

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

5. How had Arutha and Anita gotten to know each other?

6. Why was Jimmy in trouble, and why was the Upright Man willing to spare him?

7. Who had been the intended target and how was it that Laughing Jack managed to be alive?

8. What revelation added double meaning to the Princes' remark that himself and Jimmy were already friends?

9. What did the clergy people reveal about what they had learned regarding the beast they had fought.

10. What character traits do all three of Borric's sons possess?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Each of the character's in the novel possesses some worthwhile trait to have them around. Which of the characters in the novel would you most like to have around you and why? In what capacity would they serve your interests? What character traits would you endeavor to emulate?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, knowledge of some kind or another is utilized. How is each person in the party capable of a specialization? Which specialization is most applicable in a majority of situations? Which characters traits and specialties serve Arutha most frequently and how? Which character's traits and specialties serve Arutha least frequently?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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