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

2. Whom does Xan seek out when she cannot pull Luna from her blank state in Chapter 14?

3. What is the title of Chapter 8?

4. What does Sister Ignatia demand her apprentice bring in for Antain's visit in Chapter 13?

5. What is the title of Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the setting of Fyrian's dream in Chapter 21 described?

2. From what narrative point of view is Chapter 1 related? How is this point of view established?

3. What covers the floors of the cell where the madwoman is held?

4. How is Xan's appearance described when she first appears in Chapter 3?

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

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

7. How does the narrator describe Antain's first five years as an Elder-in-Training in Chapter 6?

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

9. What happens when Xan encounters Antain in the forest in Chapter 18?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Ethyne in The Girl Who Drank the Moon. When and where is Ethyne introduced? What role does she play in the plot of the novel? Is she a protagonist or antagonist? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the purpose and history of the Day of Sacrifice. For how long has this ritual taken place? Why does the ritual take place? Who originated the ritual?

Essay Topic 3

What leads to the madwoman's madness? How is the scene described when she is taken away to the Tower? What causes her to be taken to the Tower?

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