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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 does Tristran ask to do after seeing the girl he has a crush on in the store?

2. Where is the 81st Lord of Stormhold taken when he dies?

3. How does the Lilim know where the star is?

4. Where do the Lilim live?

5. How does Tertius die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the star do when she sees the unicorn?

2. What does Tristran's father give him as he leaves Wall on his journey?

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

4. How long might it take for Tristran and the star to reach Wall, and why?

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

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

7. What does Tristran do to help the star walk?

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

9. What happens to Brevis in the marketplace?

10. What is strange about the meeting between the 81st Lord and his sons?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the mysterious nature of this plot affect the progression, and which characters were most influential in maintaining this veil of mystery that was present in the plot?

Essay Topic 2

How did Tristran and Yvaine's relationship change over the course of this book, and what were the major causes of these changes?

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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