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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 the man in the carriage decide to take Tristran as a passenger?

2. What happens to the Lilim after she changes her goats and her chariot?

3. What does Tristran do to help the carriage?

4. Who sent the message to Tristran?

5. How does the star feel when she sees the inn?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What allows the slave girl to be set free?

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

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

8. What does the innkeeper do when the star approaches the inn?

9. How is Septimus killed?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What are the three things the tree told Tristran, and how did this change his mission and motivations?

Essay Topic 3

What were some of the most evil things the Lilim did in this plot, and what were their reasons for these actions?

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