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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 dark stranger in the woods wearing when he approaches Flick?

2. Where have the scouts near the mountains set a trap for the group?

3. How does Shea know Menion Leah?

4. What would happen to the group if they were not protected against the Sphynxes?

5. Who does Menion say he is suspicious of as they begin their journey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Flick make to protect the travelers in the heavy mist in the Black Oaks?

2. What does Menion realize about himself as he is about to shoot a gnome, and what does this cause him to do?

3. How does Balinor suggest getting through the pass of Jade?

4. What does Flick see when he is standing guard outside Shea's room?

5. Why does Flick not like Menion Leah?

6. What does Balinor tell Shea about Allanon?

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

8. How does Shea respond when he hears the bad new Allanor brings, and how does Allanon feel about this?

9. What helps the group maintain their will as they travel through the Hall of the Kings?

10. How is Flick described at the beginning of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Terry Brooks have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

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