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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. Why does Charmed promise to help Tristran find his star?

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

3. Where is the first inn that the Stormhold men stop at?

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

5. Why has the 81st Lord of Stormhold called people to his bedroom?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Brevis in the marketplace?

4. What is Dunstan looking for when he finds the slave girl, and what does he buy from her?

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

6. What has Tristran always daydreamed of?

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

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

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

10. What happens when the star falls into the forest?

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

Courage and fear are two very important themes that overlap in this book many times. What are some examples of this, and how do these examples affect the progression of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

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

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