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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 path does Ash believe is best for the Taltos after hearing the ideas of Christianity?

2. What is the clacking noise the doctor hears as he is preparing to leave?

3. What type of memories does Ash say the Taltos have?

4. What do the Taltos do to a child born of the mating between a Taltos and human that survives?

5. What makes a coupling Taltos pair end the coupling?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Taltos couple and what kind of romantic relationships did they have?

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

3. Who is Mary Jane bringing to her home on a boat and why does she need him?

4. 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?

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

6. What does Granny tell Mona about walking babies?

7. Why did some Taltos leave the paradise, what happens to the paradise and how do the Taltos feel about life in their new location? Why did Ash worry about the Taltos?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think Taltos is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Most fantasy novels, and in some sense, most novels, deal with the concept of good and evil. Discuss the following:

1. What are the forces allied with "good" in Taltos's world and what forces are allied with "evil"?

2. How does one distinguish good from evil? How is good distinguished from evil in Taltos's world?

3. Is there a universal consensus on what constitutes good or evil? Why or why not?

4. Do you generally agree with the ideas of good and evil in Taltos? Why or why not?

5. What are several examples of good and evil in your culture? Do you agree with these ideas? Why or why not?

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