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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. According to Linda in Chapter 14, who is waiting for Jack and her in Oxford?

2. According to Linda, who was born a warrior in Hastings family?

3. What gift does Jack buy for Ellen?

4. Who calls Ellen a killer and encourages her to kill Jack even after she has declared a truce?

5. What does Jack do with the remnants of his drink that seemed to kill the carp in the river?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What habit have Hastings and Becka gotten into since Jack's recovery? How does Jack feel about Becka's continuing presence?

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

5. Why is Jack called out of class in Chapter 11? What does Jack believe is happening?

6. What threat does Hastings make against Jack's mother to demonstrate what might happen if he refuses to play in the Games?

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

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

9. 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?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Dr. Longbranch? Why does she believe that she should own Jack? Why does Dr. Longbranch want Jack to fight for the White Rose? In what way does Dr. Longbranch discuss Jack as though he were a prized dog rather than a person? Why does Dr. Longbranch become upset when she learns that Hastings plans to have Jack fight for him as an independent? Why does Dr. Longbranch file suit, claiming that Jack belongs to her? Who else files suit to stop Jack from fighting in the Games? What is the result of these law suits?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Jack's opponent in the Games? How does Jack feel when he learns about the identity of this opponent? What does this person tell Jack was her role in Trinity when Jack thought she was just another student at Trinity High School? Why does Jack go to see this opponent the night before the Games? How? Does this meeting serve to help or make matters worse for Jack? What does Jack say to this opponent that makes the reader fear Jack will lose the Games due to his own inability to kill his opponent?

Essay Topic 3

Who is kidnapped in England and taken to the site of the Games in order to persuade Jack to fight for a different team? How does Jack react to this kidnapping? How does Hastings secure the lives of those kidnapped? Why does Hastings not try harder to send the kidnapped teens home? How do these two kidnapped figures impact Jack in the hours before the Games are to begin? What kind of mental state is Jack in as he prepares for the Games? What are the stakes should Jack win? Should Jack lose? Who will be most affected by Jack's loss?

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