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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 is Tristran's last name?

2. What does Septimus see when he goes to the window in the 81st Lord's room?

3. Who fetches things for people that cannot be found in town?

4. What does Dunstan remind the man from London of when they meet at the fair?

5. What does Primus do after the ship sails?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Charmed say when he hears why Tristran has come to Faerie?

4. What happens between the lion and the unicorn?

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

6. What question does Dunstan ask the man staying in his cottage, and what is the man's response?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What was the unicorn's role in this book, and how did his presence alter Tristran's life?

Essay Topic 3

Septimus and the Lilim are two characters who exhibited some extreme anger. How did they react to this anger, and how were their lives affected by this extreme anger?

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