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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 Orl Fane say he knows the location of?

2. What kind of creatures were guarding the tent of the Elf King?

3. What is the name of the woman who Menion rescued?

4. Who stays behind to watch Allanon and the Skull Bearer?

5. Who is the last man through the Tyrsis gate when Kern arrives there?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens as Balinor begins to despair the fate of his men?

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

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

6. What does Allanon do when he sees Shea coming out of the Mountain, and how does Shea respond to this?

7. What does Allanor ask Flick to do when he sees an army ready to attack Callahorn?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

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