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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 note tell Knecht to do?

2. What is On Reading an Old Philosopher about?

3. How does Knecht say they should react to Designori's bad experiences?

4. Where does Knecht spend 15 minutes everyday to relax?

5. Who is jealous of Knecht's relationship with Designori?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Knecht notice about Designori at the meeting of the directorate?

2. What is the poem Compromise about?

3. How does Knecht criticize the Order?

4. Why does Knecht not like his position as Magister?

5. What problems does Designori have with Knecht?

6. What problems did Designori have with his father?

7. What does Designori learn about Knecht?

8. How does Knecht die?

9. What is the Rainmaker about?

10. What does Knecht give as his main reason for leaving the Order?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What major events had a profound effect on Knecht's life and how did they change him? What does Knecht still have to learn by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does Fleming use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Knecht's character to the person he was at the beginning of the book to the person he is at the end of the book.

1) What did Ishmael hope to achieve in his life?

2) What events changes Knecht's ideas about life?

3) How has Knecht's character changed by the end of the novel?

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