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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 did Jimmy do to stop this from continuing?

2. What did Jimmy see in Arutha's eyes?

3. How long had the captain been in the King's navy?

4. What does the abbey better resemble?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did the being that took Jack lie?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Discuss Pug's return to Kelewan. Why didn't his wife want him returning? What dangers were there posed on his life? What good did Pug seek to learn while he was there? What good did he do while there?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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