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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes a coupling Taltos pair end the coupling?
(a) Nothing in particular.
(b) The baby is ready to be born.
(c) They fall asleep for days.
(d) They hear a voice in their head.

2. What vow does Ash find appealing about which the Catholic priest tells Ash?
(a) Obedience.
(b) None.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Chastity.

3. What do the humans call the Taltos when they first begin a village among the humans?
(a) Saxons.
(b) Picts.
(c) Gentle giants.
(d) Druids.

4. Where do Ash and the other Taltos with him eventually settle?
(a) North America.
(b) Greece.
(c) France.
(d) Britian.

5. What does Mona tell Mary Jane they will have to do?
(a) Fly to California and hide there.
(b) Fly to New York City and hide there.
(c) Leave the Mayfair house.
(d) Go find Rowan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ash respond to Rowan's revelations?

2. Whose church becomes very popular with the humans?

3. Why was childbirth serious among the Taltos?

4. Who is the leader of the Taltos after they left the island?

5. What happens in the storm?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ash's group of Taltos, especially the young ones, feel about the rest of the world?

2. How does Ash hear about Christianity and how does he feel about that religion?

3. What does Doctor Jack insist upon and what information do they give him?

4. Where did Ash's group of Taltos eventually settle and how was their life? For what were the circle of stones used? What was one of the differences between Taltos babies in their new location as opposed to their old one?

5. What do Michael and Yuri talk about on the phone?

6. What does Granny tell Mona about walking babies?

7. How is Mona doing when she and Mary Jane arrive at the dock and what does she tell Mary Jane?

8. What does Rowan tell Ash about Michael's fears about telling Ash the truth?

9. What does Ash say about Taltos traits and where did the Taltos develop? What usually caused a Taltos to die?

10. What does Rowan tell Ash about a Taltos female, and what is Ash's reaction to the news?

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