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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. Why does Luna make her journey into the forest in Chapter 32?

2. Who tells the Grand Elder Gherland that the situation is all his fault in Chapter 38?

3. What does Glerk do with the strands of starlight in Chapter 47?

4. What food does Antain eat and offer to Xan in Chapter 37?

5. How does Antain injure Xan in Chapter 33?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the madwoman find Xan's home in Chapter 31? What does she find there?

2. How do the paper birds solve the conflict in Chapter 43?

3. Why does Ethyne become enraged with the Grand Elder Gherland in Chapter 34?

4. Whose identities are revealed to Luna in Chapter 44? Why?

5. What happens when Sister Ignatia attempts to coerce the madwoman to give over her boots in Chapter 40?

6. Why does Xan call out to Luna to go away in Chapter 41?

7. What are Luna's objectives and obstacles on her journey in Chapter 30?

8. How does Luna find the castle and enter it in Chapter 25?

9. How does Luna manage to overthrow the Sorrow Eater in Chapter 45?

10. Why does Xan ask for forgiveness in Chapter 44?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the Bog in The Girl Who Drank the Moon? Where is the Bog located? How is the Bog tied into the citizens' of the Protectorate belief systems?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the plot structure of The Girl Who Drank the Moon. Where in the novel does the exposition transition to rising action? Where does the climax occur? What information is related in the falling action and denouement of the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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