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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 Dr. Longbranch's stone?

2. In Chapter 9, what does Jack think his training is leading him toward?

3. What happens to the wizard following Linda into the ruins when he steps into the yard?

4. What is the Rules of Engagement?

5. What does Fitch find odd about the man who attacked them in the courthouse in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what does Hastings teach Jack about the Games? How does Jack feel about what he is learning?

2. In Chapter 2, where does Becka tell Jack she has gotten a fellowship for that summer?

3. What does Lee find when he returns home? What does Lee know about who is responsible for what he finds?

4. In Chapter 8, what does Nick begin to teach Jack? What does Nick give to Jack?

5. What voices does Jack hear at Susannah's grave? What do they say? Why does he hear them?

6. What does Jack do when he remembers that he forgot to take his medication?

7. What does Linda tell Jack in Chapter 5 that explains the need for the sword?

8. What do Jack, Will, and Fitch find at Susannah's grave? Who tries to take it from Jack?

9. Who finally discovers the location of Susannah's grave? Where is it?

10. What does Jack tell Nick about missing his medication? What does Nick say about Jack's reaction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Leander Hastings? What role does he play at Jack's school? Why does Linda arrange for Hastings to begin training Jack with the sword? What kind of training do they do? What is unusual about the opponents Leander provides for Jack? How does Jack fair in the beginning of his training? Why does Hastings continually push Jack to do better and better in his training? What makes the reader begin to think that Hastings might have ulterior motives in training Jack? What might these motives be?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Jack Swift? What was he born without that his aunt arranged for him to have inserted? What kind of stone did Linda think Dr. Longbranch had given Jack? What kind of stone did Dr. Longbranch really give to Jack? Why did Dr. Longbranch give Jack the wrong stone? What does Dr. Longbranch expect to happen when Jack grows up? What title does Dr. Longbranch have with the White Rose? Why does Linda believe this means Dr. Longbranch wants Jack for the White Rose? How does Linda convince Dr. Longbranch to allow Jack's parents to raise him? How does Dr. Longbranch suppress Jack's powers as he grows?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the structure of the novel. How is the novel structured? How many narrators are there? Why does the author begin with Lee's story? What is the impact of Lee's story on the reader as the reader learns more and more about the characters in the novel? How does the author build tension in the novel? What is the purpose of the tension in this novel? How does the author use language in this novel? Is the language appropriate to the characters and the plot? How does the author use metaphor and other language devices to tell her story? Does the author develop her themes well? Can you identify some of the themes in the novel?

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