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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. Where did the evil group head after dispatching the witch?

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

3. What was the name of the darkness that had possessed Laughing Jack?

4. What was the first thing Arutha said to Anita?

5. What property was given to Jimmy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Gardan know where to look for the Prince?

4. Why were the 'Dog Soldiers' called that?

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

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

7. Why did Jimmy come and tell the Prince his life was in jeopardy instead of reporting to the Mockers as he ought to have?

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

9. What drew Arutha's attention from Anita?

10. What made the Moredhel hard to kill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Arutha's relationship with his brothers. How is this bond stronger than any other? How does it have its difficulties? If you have siblings, do you have a similar or completely different relationship with your brother(s)/sister(s)? What elements lend it its difference?

Essay Topic 2

Jimmy chooses between Arutha's life and his own on several occasions. How does this demonstrate where Jimmy's loyalties lie? How does Arutha repay that loyalty throughout the novel? Do the two seem even? How or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Princess Carline's need to make formal the arrangements between herself and Laurie. What reasons did she give to him for this desire? Were these reasons rational, or emotional in nature? What was the hidden meaning behind her words that he would "become a memory"? Explain your answer using quotes from the book.

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