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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 color horse was chosen for Conan by Zenobia?
2. Which type of tree surrounds the fountain?
3. It is believed that the King's ____ may be the source of his misery.
4. Yasmina claims that the ____ are helpless.
5. What color is the dragon?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Chunder Shan? What is the conflict between Shan and the tribal chief?
2. What request does the King make of Devi? What is Devi's response?
3. How is it discovered that Conan has escaped? Who is informed?
4. Where does Conan go after leaving the palace? Why are the soldiers confused when they speak to Conan? What does Conan do after speaking with the soldiers?
5. Discuss the conversation between Conan and Devi after her rescue.
6. Who does Conan meet? What news does the woman give to Conan?
7. What is Khemsa's explanation of the King's untimely demise?
8. What happens to Conan shortly after meeting Xaltotun? Why is Conan unafraid?
9. Who is the main character in the story? What is his background?
10. Examine the scene in which Conan meets Xaltotun for the first time.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The story of Valerius is somewhat complicated and long. It is Valerius that saves Tamaris and convinces the people that Salome is evil. Later, Valerius becomes a greedy and somewhat insane ruler. Create a timeline for Valerius and his activities.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the use of evil twins in the story. Do you think that Howard meant to have the women as two separate entities or is there a duality of personality involved? How do some of the other characters exhibit this duality? What does the concept of evil twins accomplish in the story? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the extensive use of black magic in the story. Why do you think Howard chose to make black magic so prominent in the book? What are the rules of the Black Seers, Khitans, and other black magicians? Do all of the black magicians work together or are they at odds? Do they ever have to confront each other? If so, how?
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