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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 kind of soldiers does Balinor send to defend the front of the city?

2. Why are the Trolls taking Keltset to a certain destination?

3. What does the Sword show to those who touch it?

4. What does Orl Fane say he knows the location of?

5. Why does Allanor want the group to split up when they get to Paranor?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Keltset do when Rock Trolls surround the group at dusk?

5. What happens when Stenmin tries to kill Menion?

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

7. Why is it so important that the Elf King is found and returned to his Kingdom?

8. How does Keltset die?

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

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

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

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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