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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 Aurora tell Harry she would do if he would stop working for Winter?

2. What does Harry do when he and Karrin run into Grum outside of Walmart?

3. What does Mother Winter tell Harry about the item she gave him?

4. What does Elaine do to Harry?

5. What are both courts trying to do with the Stone Table?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Aurora say is her motivation for her actions?

3. Where does the magic carriage take Harry and Elaine and what happens immediately upon arriving there?

4. Where do Harry and Murphy run into Grum after leaving the store?

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

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

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

8. How does Harry get away from the chlorofiend?

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

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

In Summer Knight and indeed in many fantasy novels, there are usually at least several individuals or more who have an almost fanatical devotion to a king or queen or royalty. Queen Aurora has this in Slate.

1. Do you believe such devotion is a sign that a person lacks character? Why or why not? Use examples to support your answer.

2. Discuss the harmful and beneficial effects of devotion to one's leader. Use examples to support your answer.

3. Do you think in modern America such dedication to the President of the United States would be very unusual? Why or why not? Use examples to support your answer.

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

Oftentimes, a book is more of a character-driven plot rather than action-driven and often times the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character-driven or action-driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character-driven versus action-driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think Summer Knight is? Explain your response.

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