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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 does the king want to hire to help him see the world more clearly?

2. What does Saeli notice about the patch of ground?

3. What color are the king's robes?

4. How do Merrows store enough heat to go back into the cold sea?

5. What is the world's pilot fish?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gregory say is the problem the inn has?

2. How does Ven force the wolves to retreat?

3. What does this section suggest about the king?

4. What claims does Whiting make on Oliver and his wife?

5. What does the king say is the difference between a reporter and a storyteller?

6. How do Ven and his friends get from the Inn to the ocean in their attempt to save Ida?

7. How does Ven find the island?

8. What does the boy that appears from the mist tell Ven?

9. What does Gregory tell Ven and Char about the dogs?

10. How does Ven know that Whiting is lying to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Ven's character to who he was at the beginning of the book to who he has become at the end.

1. What did Ven hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Ven's ideas about life?

3. How has Ven's character changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the structure of the book.

How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

Discuss elements of the narrative structure; exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the following races in the book;

1. Lirin

2. Spice Folk

3. Gwadd

What are there strengths and weaknesses as a race? How have they adapted to the human world?

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