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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is dyrne sefa?
(a) A stone created by sorcerers that allows Jack and Hastings to appear invisible.
(b) A stone created by sorcerers that allows Jack to defy gravity.
(c) A stone created by sorcereres that allows Hastings to be impervious to injury.
(d) A stone created by sorcerers that allows Jack to be stronger than he is.

2. Why does Dr. Longbranch express regret that Becka did not bring Jack to his appointment that day?
(a) They could have asked Becka's permission to make Jack participate in the Games.
(b) They could have used Becka to inspire Jack during training.
(c) They could have used Becka as a champion in the Games.
(d) They could have killed Becka to cover their tracks with Jack.

3. With what Indians does Jeremiah claim to have lived?
(a) Iroquois.
(b) Shawnee.
(c) Apache.
(d) Cherokee.

4. In Chapter 12, what does Jack see as he visits Westminster Abbey?
(a) Cool artifacts.
(b) Warrior ghosts.
(c) Wizards who want to kidnap him.
(d) His aunt flirting with the caretaker.

5. According to Hastings, whom was he not allowed to train in Susannah's family?
(a) Herself.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) Her son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is to be Jack's opponent in the Games?

2. In Chapter 12, who has a champion that it plans on putting forward for a tournament on Midsummer's Day?

3. What changes does Linda see in Jack's body that seem to unnerve her?

4. Who is the first to see the dead fish in the river in Chapter 11?

5. How many bouts does Jeremiah claim to have fought before he died?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jack use magic to keep from hurting Ellen during the first part of the Games? How does this force a change in the rules?

2. Why does Jack stop during a training bout to talk with Jeremiah? What doe he learn?

3. How does Jack manage to sneak into Ellen's room to speak to her the night before the Games? What is said?

4. Who is ministering Jack when he wakes in Cumbria? How did she get there?

5. Who breaks into Hastings house while Becka and Hastings are out one evening? What does this person want from Jack?

6. Why does Linda file a grievance to stop Jack from participating in the Games? Who else files a grievance?

7. What do Jack and Ellen learn will happen to a player who forfeits during the Games? What is said about the use of magic by sponsors, spectators, or wagerers?

8. How did Will and Fitch end up at Raven's Ghyll? For what purpose?

9. What charm does Dr. Longbranch cast on Jack? How does he escape it?

10. What theory does Fitch tell Linda about Susannah's death?

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