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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, who was born a warrior in Hastings family?

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

3. Why does Jack almost decide not to attend the end of school excursion in Chapter 11?

4. Who is Claude D'Orsay?

5. In Chapter 14, Jeremiah Brooks says he was used by _____________ in the same way Jack is being used now.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hastings tell Jack will happen if the Rules of Engagement are ever broken? What does this have to do with the origin of the Weir stones?

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. Who helps save Jack's life in Chapter 11? How?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Ellen move in with Will and his family? What does everyone think happened to Ellen's parents? What happens in the relationship between Ellen and Jack after the Games? What happens in the relationship between Linda and Hastings after the Games? How is this a change? What is the relationship with Hastings and Becka like? What does Jack come to realize is happening to Becka the more time she spends with Hastings? How does Jack's relationship with Nick change after the Games? What do Ellen and Jack often sneak off to do even though they no longer need to train as warriors? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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