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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 what does Ashlar convert?

2. What does Ash tell Samuel he needs to do?

3. What feelings does Marklin hide?

4. Who is Tessa?

5. Who calls Mona "Mama"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What phone call does Ash get in Chapter 1, and what is the result of that phone call?

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

4. What does Mona find out at the doctor's office, and what does she want to ask Rowan about it?

5. What happens when Ash meets Tessa?

6. What does Yuri tell Michael and Rowan Samuel said and why is Ash in the country?

7. What do Rowan and Michael find out about Mona's plans for her future?

8. What are Marklin and Tommy discussing when they return to the Motherhouse, and how does Marklin feel about entering the house?

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

10. What do Marklin, Tommy and Stuart discover when they go to the Motherhouse and what do the Talmasca offer Stuart? How does Stuart respond?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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