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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 is the name of the President of the Order?

2. Who leaves the note in the calendar?

3. Which of the following of his possessions does Knecht leave at Hirsland?

4. What is the first Games put on by Knecht called?

5. Which of the following is not a title of one of Knecht life essays?

Short Essay Questions

1. What condition does Knecht find his old Music Master in when he visits him in Montepart?

2. How does Knecht think war will affect Castalia?

3. Why does Knecht want to renew his friendship with Designori?

4. How does Designori help Knecht move into the real world?

5. What does Knecht want as the next theme for the Games?

6. Why does Knecht find himself as part of the community?

7. What does Knecht say is a danger to the Order?

8. How does Knecht try and concentrate on the Games despite the Magister's illness?

9. What are Knecht's views on books?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the intellectual life.

1) What are intellectuals and how do they view life?

2) What influence have Intellectuals had on popular culture?

3) How does the author express both the negative and positive aspects of Intellectual life? How has the intellectual shaped the main characters?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the differences between the novel and biography formats. What are the main elements of a novel? What are the main elements of a biography? What can novelists express that a biographer cannot? How can autobiographies keep to the facts while still maintaining a level of entertainment?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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