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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. Why does Ellen threaten to pour Jack's drink over his head?

2. Whose voice does Jack recall hearing in his delirium while he was injured?

3. What are released in the great hall that contain birds, stones, and butterflies?

4. What is the shape of Jack's scar from the surgery he underwent as an infant?

5. What does Hastings claim he does with Susannah's warrior stone?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Longbranch want Jack to fight? What excuse does Longbranch come up with to hide Jack's death in the fight?

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

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

5. Who objects to Jack's participation in the Games? For what reason?

6. What does Jack learn about Hastings' previous relationship with Linda? What does Hastings say about the women in Jack's family?

7. What happens when Jack breaks his ankle and refuses to fight any more? What do the judges threaten to do?

8. What does Hastings admit to Jack in Cumbria? How does Jack feel about this admission?

9. For what trip is Jack packing at the end of Chapter 11? What does he pack?

10. What is Raven's Ghyll? Why has Hastings decided to take Jack there through the back way?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Hastings take Jack to Cambria? What is in Cambria? Who joins them there? What is the relationship between Hastings and Becka? For what reason? Why does Linda arrive in Cambria? What does Linda think Hastings has done in the past? Why does Linda think Hastings has been so helpful in training Jack? Why does Hastings admit that he wants Jack to fight in the Games? Why does Jack agree to fight in the Games as an independent with Hastings as his sponsor?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Lee? What does his father do for a living? What does Lee come home to find? Who is Carrie? Why does Lee believe the Roses did not hurt Carrie? Why does Carrie say it would be better if she left? Who does Carrie say the Roses are looking for? What is Lee? Why does this make him safer than Carrie? What has happened to Lee and Carrie's mother? What does Carrie instruct Lee to do for their mother? Who is waiting for Lee when he begins to leave Carrie's hiding place? Why does the leader say they killed Lee's father? What is the name of the warrior who hurts Lee? What does Lee swear to be rather than the bear he had been to that point? Who does the reader later learn Lee to be in the plot of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Jack visit with Dr. Longbranch when he first arrives in England? What spell does Dr. Longbranch attempt to cast over Jack? How does this spell fail? What does Dr. Longbranch say she wants Jack to do in the Games? What does Dr. Longbranch suggest they might do with Jack if he survives the Games? How does Jack and Linda escape from Dr. Longbranch? Who tries to kill Linda on the streets? Where do Jack and Linda go for refuge? Who finally comes and rescues Jack? Why does Linda agree to tell everyone Jack is dead?

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