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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 kind of animal delivers a message to Tristran?

2. What does Primus purchase for Tristran at the inn?

3. What do the six ghosts tell Septimus to do when he finds Primus's body?

4. What does the Lilim spend her days doing in Diggory's Dyke?

5. What does Tristran do while on the cloud to get some assistance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Tristran asks the woman with the bird for a ride to Wall?

2. How is Septimus killed?

3. How does the woman with the bird react to the star?

4. What do Tristran and Yvaine realize when Tristran returns from Wall?

5. How is Tristran able to board the carriage?

6. What does the star say to Primus when he sees the topaz around her neck?

7. What does Primus warn Tristran of while they ride together?

8. What does Tristran do when the Lilim approaches him with the knives, and why?

9. What does Tristran dream about after the star leaves him?

10. What are the three secrets Tristran is told after he wakes up in the woods?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think was the most important motivating factor in this book, and why? Please support your idea with citations from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Who are some of the people who felt obligated to protect the star, and how did they go about doing this?

Essay Topic 3

How did the literary tool of symbolism affect this plot, and what were some of the most important symbols?

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