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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 the Lilim change her chariot into?

2. What does Tristran do when he sees a bird chained in a bush?

3. What does the Lilim call herself when not with the other witches?

4. Who tells Yvaine what will happen to her if she crosses the wall?

5. What does Tristran practice doing before seeing the star in the inn?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after the candle is lit for the second time?

2. How is Tristran able to board the carriage?

3. What does the slave girl tell Tristran to do after she is freed, and why?

4. How is Septimus killed?

5. In what condition does the witch want the star's heart, and why?

6. Who is talking to Tristran when he wakes up from the dream after the star leaves him?

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

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

9. What is the only kind of magic Septimus possesses?

10. What does Morwanneg ask Semele when they meet at Diggory's Dyke, and how does she respond?

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

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 3

What counsel did Tristran get from the leaf, and how was the course of this plot altered by this counsel?

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