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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 is used to save Flick and the Elf King when the Elf King can no longer fight?

3. What does Palance call Stenmin in the cellar?

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

5. What normally houses the Sword of Shannara?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Keltset explain to his people through sign language?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Keltset die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Menion had a very impulsive nature that got him into a lot of trouble in this story, but also led to some great achievements. Please write about the different affects of Menion's impulsive nature, both positive and negative.

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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