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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. Where does Vega Jane take Delph to dinner in QUADRAGINTA QUINQUE: “A Special Night”?

2. Whom does Delph attack while protecting Vega in VIGINTI SEPTEM: “The Duelum”?

3. Where is Vega Jane to be held while the Council deliberates on their verdict in VIGINTI NOVEM: “Council”?

4. What does Vega steal from Thansius’s desk?

5. Whom does Vega pin up on a torch hook when she enters Morrigone’s home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is announced on the banner across High Street in the beginning of VIGINTI SEPTEM: “The Duelum”?

2. What happens when Vega opens one of the books in the Hall of Truth in TRIGINTA SEX: “Hall of Truth”?

3. What does Vega discover when she reaches the hospital in QUADRAGINTA UNUS: “Slivers Too Few”? Where does Vega go after this?

4. 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?

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

6. Why does Vega go to visit Thansius in QUADRAGINTA TRES: “A Matter of Parchment”? What does Vega do while at Thansius’s residence?

7. How is Vega Jane’s trial before the Council described in VIGINTI NOVEM: “Council”?

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

9. What prevents Vega’s rivals from chopping down her tree house in TRIGINTA DUO: “A Single Care”?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the character of Morrigone in the novel. What does Morrigone look like? What apparel does she wear? What are Morrigone’s objectives in the story? What actions does she take to achieve these objectives?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the response of the Wugs upon hearing the news of the reward offered for the apprehension of Quentin Herms. What does Vega consider about this reward? How does the establishment of a reward create obstacles for Vega? How does she overcome those obstacles?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the narrative style of The Finisher. Is the narrative related from a first, second, or third-person narrator? Is the narrator involved in the action of the story? Is the story told in the present or past tense? What effect does each of these authorial choices have on the reader?

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