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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. Where does Mary Jane live?

2. What does the young woman do who Mr. Ash hires?

3. What news does Bea bring to Mona and Rowen?

4. Why does Rowan think Michael will be angry with her?

5. What does Ash hear in the woods?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ash say is the reason humans want to find a Taltos and what does Yuri say about someone who could bear a Taltos child?

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

3. With whom do Michael and Rowan meet in London and what does he tell them?

4. What is Rowan's situation at the beginning of Chapter 2?

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

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

7. What does Yuri tell Ash when Ash arrives in London?

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

9. Where does the woman in the Motherhouse take Ash, and what does he do there?

10. What does Mona crave when she wakes and why does Ryan come by the house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many novels, and perhaps a majority, of novels ends on a happy note. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not?

2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of Taltos and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why Taltos is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.

3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of growth in Taltos. Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid?

2. Trace and analyze the theme of courage in Taltos. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess courage? Why?

3. Trace and analyze the theme of death in Taltos. Consider the death of whole races such as the Taltos or the Little People. Include the homicides that happen in Taltos.

Essay Topic 3

1. What is foreshadow? How many incidences of foreshadow are in Taltos? How does foreshadow contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadow in Taltos including why you believe it is foreshadow. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from Taltos and your own live to support your opinion.

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