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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. To whom does Yuri send word of his well being?

2. Who were Lasher's parents?

3. What does the doctor tell Mona?

4. Who does Ash kill?

5. What does Ryan say are situated around the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mona have the habit of doing, and what does she tell Rowan?

2. What happens when Ash meets Tessa?

3. Where does Ashland live, and why does he hire a young woman?

4. What does Ash do first when he goes to the Talmasca's Motherhouse?

5. What is Mona craving while pregnant, what does she fear and what does Mary Jane say about Mona's fears?

6. What does Ash do when he drives to Donnelaith and what does he hear?

7. What does Rowan remember at the morgue and what does she think about the people who love her?

8. Who does Yuri call in New Orleans, what does he learn and what conclusion does he draw from the information?

9. What does Ash do when he meets Stuart, how does Stuart respond and where do they go?

10. What does Rowan want to know about the room where Lasher kept her and what does Mona know about the information Rowan wants?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Taltos.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of Taltos. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of Taltos. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

Essay Topic 2

There are a number of interesting questions raised by Taltos. Questions that Rice most likely want readers to consider and think through carefully. Discuss the following:

1. What does the term "author agenda" mean?

2. Name one idea/concept you think may have been a part of the Rice's agenda. Analyze that idea throughout the book and discuss Rice's probable agenda concerning that idea.

2. Do you think writers who have an agenda for writing should point it out in a preface?

3. How often do you think fiction is written with a clear agenda in mind by the author?

4. Research the life of Rice and see if/where her life may have influenced her writing.

Essay Topic 3

In Taltos, there seems to be many individuals/groups who are not trustworthy: Discuss one of the following:

1. Name two groups/factions/individuals who are untrustworthy, and analyze their actions and impact upon the plot throughout Taltos.

2. Name two groups/factions/individuals who are trustworthy, and analyze their actions and impact upon the plot throughout Taltos.

3. Who do you think Ash trusts in this book and is his trust well founded? Who does he mistrust and why? Give specific examples.

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