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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. Who fights a Muten to give Shea time to escape?

2. Who saves the men locked in the tower?

3. Who puts Balinor on their shoulders in victory?

4. How does Balinor say the Gnome Army is being controlled?

5. Who ruses to the Skull Kingdom when he senses Shea has found the Sword?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Shea unable to get to Fane when they see him by the North Wall?

2. Why did Palance place Balinor in prison when he arrived in Callahorn?

3. What does Creel allow Shea to do after meeting the Skull Bearer at Paranor?

4. What makes Menion a hero in Kern?

5. What happens when Stenmin tries to kill Menion?

6. What does Menion know about Palance when he arrives at Tyrsis and why?

7. Why is it so important that the Elf King is found and returned to his Kingdom?

8. What does Creel say to calm Shea's fears of never finding Fane and the Sword?

9. What does Shea feel when he touches the Sword, and why?

10. What is Hendel thinking about during the first day of battle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were some of the main dangers in the Hall of the Kings, how were the characters able to avoid them, and what did they all symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord. What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

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