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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 Marklin realize when he and Tommy are in a large room with other members?

2. Why is Mona having trouble walking?

3. What happened to the Taltos island?

4. With whom does Ash leave the Taltos paradise?

5. What is something that would clue humans in to the fact that the Taltos are not human?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the problem between witches and the Talos, and what is the rumor about Taltos's blood and witches? How was Taltos blood introduced into the human race?

2. What does Ash say about how the Taltos first lived peaceably with humans?

3. Who are the Little People?

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

5. What does Mona tell Mary Jane about her baby and what do they decide to do?

6. How did many Taltos women die, and what happens when a Taltos dies? Why was life good for the Taltos?

7. What is Morrigan doing while Doctor Jack is there and how does he meet her? What is he told about Morrigan?

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

9. What does Granny tell Mona about walking babies?

10. What does Ash propose to Rowan, what is her reply and what does Ash say he will share with them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Whenever reading a science fiction or fantasy novel, one must become familiar with new terminology that explains concepts or ideas that are not a part of the "real" world. In the case of Taltos, much of the setting may seem familiar to the reader (i.e. it is in the "real" world), though there are new ideas and terms to learn. Discuss the following:

1. Find five terms that are a part of the world of Taltos that occur in the "real" world, but are used differently in Taltos.

2. Define the words as used in Taltos's world, and compare those five words as to how they are currently used in the American English language.

3. There are ways of learning about a new world or time when reading a science fiction or fantasy novel. Discuss the ways you were able to understand the world of Taltos. Did you have to look up any words? What does it mean to learn a word through its context? Do you have to do that in Taltos? What word(s)?

4. Were there any words you never really understood from Taltos? Which ones?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

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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