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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 is the name of the restaurant that Delph takes Vega to after her first Duelum fight?

2. What creature from Quentin Herms’s book is described as one “that would help you so long as you gave it a small gift each light”?

3. According to the banner that Vega sees, all male Wugs between what ages must participate?

4. Who is the only Council member that Vega notices is missing from the Duelum meeting?

5. What does Hestia Loon give to Vega in the cloth bag in TRIGINTA DUO: “A Single Care”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Vega perform in her second fight of the Duelum in TRIGINTA OCTO: “A Wager to Win”? What news does Vega learn at the end of this chapter?

2. How is Vega Jane’s final fight in the Duelum described in QUADRAGINTA NOVEM: “To the Death”?

3. How does Vega describe the cobble that appears in TRIGINTA SEPTEM: “A Case of Cobbles”?

4. How do Vega and Delph perform in their first fights of the Duelum in TRIGINTA QUINQUE: “The Battle Begins”?

5. Where does Vega decide to go after work in TRIGINTA SEX: “Hall of Truth”? Who comes with her?

6. What does Vega Jane learn from her encounter with Thaddeus Kitchen in QUADRAGINTA DUO: “A Bit of Mischief”?

7. What confrontation takes place at the Care between Vega and Morrigone in TRIGINTA QUATTUOR: “Magical Me”?

8. How is Vega’s time in prison described in VIGINTI OCTO: “Valhall”? Who visits Vega?

9. What exchange takes place between Vega and Delph at the hospital in QUADRAGINTA TRES: “A Matter of Parchment”?

10. What does Vega Jane awaken to discover in QUINQUAGINTA: “The Duelum Champion”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the language style of the novel. What are examples of assonance, alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhythm, flow, etc. in the narrative? What elements of the language style of the novel stand out the most to you? What words has the author “created” to reflect the Wormwood dialect and vocabulary?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the setting of Wormwood in The Finisher. How large is Wormwood? How many residents live in this village? How is the history of Wormwood described in the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze Vega Jane’s experience in the past where she sees Morrigone on the evening of Virgil’s Event. What takes place in this “flashback”? What information does Vega learn from witnessing this occasion? How does this information change Vega’s perspective of Morrigone?

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