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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 Shea feel in his body as he connects to the Sword?

2. What does Flick do when the Elf King loses the strength to fight?

3. What does Allanon fall into?

4. What causes the armies to stop fighting?

5. How does the Tyrsis army defend against what the Gnomes use to scale the bluffs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Balinor think will happen if Tyrsis falls to the Gnome army?

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

3. How does Keltset die?

4. What does Shirl suggest to Menion before they meet with Palance?

5. What do Shea and Creel find when they get to Paranor?

6. What happens when Stenmin tries to kill Menion?

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

8. What happens when the trap door in Tyrsis is found?

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

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

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

Flick endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

How did Keltset die, and what did this reveal about his character? How did this death affect the characters who witnessed it?

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