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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. Whom does Semele say is traveling with her when Morwanneg questions her?

2. What direction must Tristran travel to get to Wall after leaving the sky-ship?

3. How is Tristran injured during the commotion at the inn?

4. Where does Semele transform Tristran back to a human?

5. Who is waiting for Tristran at the Seventh Pie?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Septimus killed?

2. What does the Lilim do at the crossroads?

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

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

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

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

7. What does the Lilim do after the commotion at the inn?

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

9. Why is Tristran not more upset when he is turned back into a human?

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 was the challenge issued by the Lord of Stormhold to become the heir, and how did this challenge shape the plot?

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

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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