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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. How does the witch kill the unicorn?

2. What is the first thing Septimus does to try to kill the Lilim?

3. Why do the guards at the wall refuse to let Tristran back in?

4. What does the Lilim use to see her sisters?

5. How does the star get inside the inn?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is the star so angry after being rescued by Tristran?

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

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

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

7. How is Septimus killed?

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

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

10. How do Tristran and the star get out of the cloud?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the main elements of foreshadowing from this book, and how did their fulfillment shape the course of the plot?

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