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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 Keltset find hiding in the bushes?

2. Who has made Palance think Balinor kidnapped Shirl?

3. Where does Menion take Stenmin when he tries to kill him?

4. How is the power over Shea after he touches the Sword interrupted?

5. Where does Hendel go when Allanor tells the group to split up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Menion a hero in Kern?

2. What does Shea find when he wakes after escaping the crumbling Mountain Pass?

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

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

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

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

7. What happens when a Skull Bearer lands with Creel at Paranor?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the true power of the Sword of Shannara, and how did this affect the different characters who came in contact with it?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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