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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 realize the men were?

2. What did the man want to know?

3. Why did the old witch send the powerful chieftain away?

4. What weapon was Laughing Jack using?

5. Why didn't the horse climb faster even after Arutha spurred it?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did the being that took Jack lie?

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

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

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

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

9. Why did the captain of the Royal Eagle wish that the tall spires of Rillanon were in sight?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe Princess Carline's love for Laurie. Is it a mature, or immature love? How does the reader know? Describe Carline's faults. How do these lend to the image that Carline's love is immature? How do her character traits argue that the former is true?

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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