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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 Victoria choose to marry?

2. Where does the Lilim change her goats and chariot?

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

4. What is Tristran changed into by the owner of the bird?

5. What is Tristran told to listen to when he needs help the most?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is Tristran able to board the carriage?

6. What happens when the Lilim encounters Yvaine once more?

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

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

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

10. How is Septimus killed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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