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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. How much larger are yerigs than the king's hounds?

2. Who was the person that Aerin read about who was carried bleeding into the City and all folk saluted him and then grieved when he died?

3. What color blood do the Northerners have?

4. What is Luthe?

5. How many nights after leaving Luthe does Aerin plunge her sword into the earth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Nyrlol like when Arlbeth and his men went to see him?

2. What is Meeldtar?

3. Why didn't the Northerners have any scouts looking back over the mountains?

4. What do Aerin and her army discover as they enter Damar?

5. What happens when Aerin throws the surka wreath at Agsded?

6. Who comes to meet Aerin as she and Talat struggle to get back to the City?

7. How does Aerin find her saddlebags?

8. What does Luthe tell Aerin about the Gift?

9. What does Aerin feel as she stares at Maur's dead body?

10. Who is Agsded?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapters 1-2, Aerin is sulking. Discuss why Aerin is sulking and what helps her quit feeling sorry for herself.

Essay Topic 2

Arlbeth and Tor have to deal with the western barons. Discuss why the western barons are causing trouble.

Essay Topic 3

When Aerin arrives at the battle near the City, she and her friends turn the tide. Discuss how Aerin and her army turn the tide of the battle with the Northerners.

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