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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 rank did Gardan get?

2. What river did Pug see?

3. What is another name for the Lord of the West?

4. Why did Jimmy come back?

5. What did Murmandamus go when he went through the gate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why would only a madman fail to heed Milamber/Pug's warning?

2. What was the first thing Jimmy said he would do when he got back? Why did he say this?

3. What was the ultimate in shame and punishment for a warrior and why?

4. What did the thing that descended in flight from the heavens look like?

5. Why does the information Arutha shares with the elves cause them deep concern?

6. What joke did Jimmy make that made the Prince laugh out loud for the first time since Anita was incapacitated?

7. What was said to Baru to get him to sheath his sword when he saw Murad?

8. What was significant about the white paint on the Hadati's face?

9. How had Gamina lost her family and her town?

10. Galain explained that he would leave a trail and Arutha was concerned that the Moredhel could follow the same trail. Why couldn't they?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Arutha and Laurie's relationships. How are they similar? How are they different? Which kind of relationship would you rather be in and why?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout his torture and that of his friends, Pug attempts to remain in control of his emotions to find a solution to the problem he was facing. How is this a difficult task to endeavor? What kind of mind does it take to succeed at such a trial? What does this say for Pug's character?

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