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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 Lea reveal about the voice in the hallway at Ronald's apartment?

2. What is special about the place Lea took him?

3. What does Harry tell Billy and the others with him when they meet to stop Aurora?

4. What are changelings?

5. What does the Summer Lady ask Harry when he comments on the statues of Lily in the garden?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the mothers tell Harry he must do and what do they give him to use?

2. Who arrives after Harry escapes from Aurora's trap

3. What question does Harry ask the mothers and what is their answer?

4. What does Aurora tell Harry about what she plans to do with the Summer Knight power? What will result from her actions?

5. How does Harry get away from the chlorofiend?

6. What happens to Harry when he goes to the roof of the Rothchild Hotel? What does Talos say and how does Harry respond?

7. Why does Harry call his grandmother and what does she tell him?

8. What do Winter and Summer agree to do with Harry and what do they require? Do they fulfill their bargain?

9. What is the mist that comes into the store and what does Harry do about it?

10. What does the Summer Lady tell Harry about the Summer and Winter court?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Often titles reveal much about one or more aspects of a novel. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think is the purpose of a title? How closely related to a major theme(s) of a book do you think a title should be? Or should it be?

2. How is the title Summer Knight relevant to the action of the novel? What sort of emotional/psychological response does the title evoke? Why do you think Butcher chose this title? If you were perusing the library for a book to read and saw this title, would it pique your interest? Why or why not. Does it seem to be the best title for the book?

3. If you were the writer of Summer Knight and your editor says the title must be changed, what would you choose? Why?

Essay Topic 2

There are a number of deaths that take place in Summer Knight. It would seem that the book has a higher rate of murder and death than real life.

1. Discuss why it was necessary to the plot of the book for the Summer Knight to be murdered. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Do you think the death of Meryl added anything to Summer Knight? Why or why not? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. In the end, Aurora and Slate were killed. Discuss why their deaths were necessary to the plot. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Whenever reading a science fiction or fantasy novel, one must become familiar with new terminology that explains concepts or technology that is not a part of the "real" world. In the case of Summer Knight, there is a great deal of new magical terms and familiar words with new meanings. Discuss the following:

1. Find five terms that are a part of the world of Summer Knight that are a part of the language but mean something different. Define the words as used in Summer Knight and compare those five words as to how they are currently used in the American English language.

2. How does the language of Summer Knight from that of real world Chicago? Are there words you did not know in Summer Knight? What? How do you learn their meanings? What does it mean to grasp a the meaning of a word through its context? Can you do that in Summer Knight? Give an example of several words whose definition are made clear through the context of how the word is used.

3. There are ways of learning about a new world or time when reading a science fiction or fantasy novel. Discuss the ways you were able to understand the world of Summer Knight through its vocabulary. Did you have to look up any words?

4. Were there any words you never really understood from Summer Knight? Which ones? Why?

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