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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 Ginnisson's occupation?

2. What happens when Hendel tries to get Balinor out of jail?

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

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

5. What kind of creature is Orl Fane?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What makes Menion a hero in Kern?

3. What does Palance do when he sees Balinor enter Tyrsis?

4. What does Flick do when the Elf King loses strength, and what does this indicate?

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

6. What does Balinor find when he first gets to Tyrsis?

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

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

9. How does Keltset die?

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

The characters in this plot all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

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

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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