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

2. Why is Delph unable to continue his participation in the fights of the Duelum?

3. What lines the walls of the Hall of Truth?

4. How many heads does the cobble have when it appears to attack Vega and Delph?

5. Who visits Vega the night before the final battle of the Duelum to wish her luck?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Duk Dodgson described in QUADRAGINTA DUO: “A Bit of Mischief”? How does Vega perform in her fight against him?

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

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

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

6. Who comes to Vega Jane’s home to arrest her in VIGINTI OCTO: “Valhall”? Why?

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

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

9. To whom does Vega Jane give her Duelum winnings to in QUINQUAGINTA: “The Duelum Champion”? Why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Harry Two in the narrative. Where does Harry Two first appear to Vega? Why does he remind Vega of her dog Harry? What characteristics does Harry Two exhibit?

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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