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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. In Chapter 13, whom does Jack remember as sitting vigil with him in the church after he was injured?

2. What is the destination of the train Will and Fitch are waiting for?

3. What concerns Hastings most about Jack's training?

4. Who accuses Hastings of using charms to influence the outcome of the games?

5. What do voices say in Jack's mind as he approaches the grounds where the Games are played?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Jack as he and Linda attempt to find sanctuary in a small church near Westminster Abbey? Who does Linda say Jack needs to heal him?

4. At the amusement park, Ellen pretends to throw a slushy on Jack, but misses and hits the water. What happens next? Why did Ellen do this?

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

6. For what reason does Linda tell Jack that Hastings wants to make Jack fight in the Games?

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

8. Who is the first to put forth a warrior in the ceremony to register the warriors? Who does not have a warrior? Why not?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Jack's relationship with Ellen? Why do Ellen and Leesha have a confrontation? Why does Jack agree to walk Ellen home during Leesha's party? How does Jack feel about Ellen? Why does Jack end up having a fight with Garret? How did this come about? How did it end? What does Jack's relationship with Ellen suggest about his personality? What does it say about his position in relation to the Roses and the Games?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following objects in an essay, discussing the importance of the object and its magical properties:

1) Shadowslayer

2) Baldric

3) Magic Mirror

4) Mercedes' vest.

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