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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 happens in Wall every ninth year?

2. How old is Tristran when the first fair of his life comes around?

3. Who sleeps with Letitia at the inn?

4. What does Charmed tell Tristran NOT to do even when in trouble?

5. What does Tristran see fighting a unicorn?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Tristran able to get through the gap in the wall when no one is allowed?

2. Why is the Lilim so excited about news of a fallen star?

3. What surprises Tristran so much when he sees the star?

4. What does the 81st Lord of Stormhold say he is disappointed in his living sons for just before his death?

5. How does the 81st Lord of Stormhold decide to choose the heir to the throne?

6. What does the wind from the east do for Tristran when he is in the store in Wall?

7. What happens when the Lilim learns that Semele has given her limbus grass?

8. What happens when Tommy and Alum fight over Bridget?

9. What has Tristran always daydreamed of?

10. What is Tristran able to do in Faerie that is strange and surprising?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did self-image and personal identity affect Tristran in his actions and his ability to rescue the star?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the main elements of foreshadowing from this book, and how did their fulfillment shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Violence was something that is resorted to a number of times in this book, and yet some characters felt justified in their violent actions. Who are some of these characters, and how did their feeling about violence affect their place in the plot and the characters who were in contact with them?

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