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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 river the brothers head towards after waking up outside of the Marsh?

2. What is the dark stranger in the woods wearing when he approaches Flick?

3. What gift did Allanor give the brothers?

4. What does Flick like to hear as he travels?

5. What does the stranger in the woods say he wants from Flick?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does the stranger at the beginning of the book say he is, and how does Flick's family respond to this?

2. Why does Flick not like Menion Leah?

3. What does the stranger say about the shadow flying overhead, and how does Flick respond to this?

4. What happens when the group gets to the Druid's Keep?

5. What does Balinor tell Shea about Allanon?

6. What does Shea say when he hears the history of the Sword of Shannara, and how does Allanon respond to this?

7. What news does Allanor bring to Balinor when the brothers first get to Anar?

8. Why does Allanon say it is important for Shea to understand the history of the Sword of Shannara?

9. What happens when the group enters the Dragon's Crease?

10. What is the history of the Sword of Shannara?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Creel kept from killing Orl Fane when he had the chance. Why did he do this, and what did this event reveal about Creel's character?

Essay Topic 2

How did Stenmin rule over Palance, and what affect did this power have on the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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