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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. Where is the protagonist of the novel from?

2. What does Geralt assure Falwick?

3. What does Geralt ask Caldemeyn?

4. Who got Adda pregnant?

5. What does Vereena morph into?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Falwick and Tailles tell Geralt to do while he is at Nenneke's?

2. Who is Foltest?

3. Who is Vereena?

4. Who is Nivellen?

5. What does Geralt come across in the woods with Roach?

6. Who believes their plan for murder is 'a lesser evil'?

7. Who starts a fight at the beginning of 'The Witcher'?

8. Who is Stregobor hiding from?

9. Where does the monster in 'The Witcher' live?

10. Who is Stregobor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you analyze the theme of friendship in the stories, particularly as it pertains to Geralt. Who are Geralt's allies, why are these relationships significant, and in what ways do we see Geralt holding them in high regard? Use examples from the text to explain your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you analyze the concept of 'A lesser evil'. What makes something evil, and in what ways does the text interrogate or interact with common conceptions about Evil in life and literature? Use examples from the text to explain your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you analyze the concept of faith and spiritualism. What role does faith and spiritualism play in these stories? What do they mean to Geralt, specifically? Use examples from the text to explain your ideas.

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