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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 Urcheon wear on his head?

2. What is a sylvan?

3. What monster attacks Dandilion?

4. What does a djinn look like?

5. What does Geralt want to see before he carries out Nettly's task?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Yennefer tell Geralt she is unsure is possible?

2. Who does Geralt seek out to heal Dandilion?

3. What task is Yennefer set on completing by herself?

4. Why is Geralt groomed and dressed in A Question of Price?

5. What does Geralt say about humans and elves?

6. Who is Pavetta?

7. What does Geralt say to Iola?

8. Who captures Geralt and Dandilion and ties them up in the mountains?

9. Who is Calanthe?

10. What does Dandilion think about devils?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you analyze Geralt's relationship with Dandelion. Who is Dandelion, and why what is the significance of his relationship to Geralt? What aspects of this relationship help to emphasis certain themes in the book? Use examples from the text to explain your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you analyze the depiction of women in The Last Wish. Who are the women in theses stories, and how are they painted by the author? Are they given more, less, or equal parts nuance as the men in the book? Use examples from the text to explain your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you analyze the concept of monsters in the book. What makes a monster, and more so, what makes a monster worthy of being hunted by a witcher, specifically Geralt? Use examples from the text to explain your ideas.

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