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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 possession does Grand Elder Gherland consider to be his most precious in Chapter 2?

2. What is the title of Chapter 22?

3. Who is described as "the most decrepit of the Elders" (11) in Chapter 2?

4. How old was Xan when she was enmagicked?

5. What is the title of Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. From whose perspective is Chapter 20 related? To whom is this narrator speaking?

2. Where is the Protectorate located? Why is its setting important?

3. How does the madwoman manage to obtain paper?

4. What does Luna discover she has drawn in Chapter 23?

5. How would you describe the mood or atmosphere in the opening of the novel?

6. What is notable about the crow that Luna encounters in Chapter 23?

7. What is the meaning of the Bog to the citizens of the Protectorate?

8. What does Grand Elder Gherland advise his nephew to do in Chapter 6?

9. How do Glerk's opinions about Luna change in Chapter 5?

10. What does Luna do while in one of the Free Cities in Chapter 9? How does Xan deal with the situation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and analyze the character of Sister Inatia in the novel. How old is Sister Ignatia? What is the role of the Sisters of the Star in the Protectorate? Is Sister Ignatia a protagonist or an antagonist? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the Council of Elders. Who leads the Council? What role does the Council play in the Protectorate? What is Antain's association with the Council?

Essay Topic 3

What caused the most recent eruption of the volcano? How is this eruption described? What stopped the eruption from destroying the Protectorate and the world?

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