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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 11, who is the premier wizard with the Red Rose?

2. What is the first attack Ellen makes against Jack?

3. What proof does Linda offer for the surgery that left Jack with a warrior's stone rather than a wizard's stone?

4. What is dyrne sefa?

5. In Chapter 14, what does Jack find comforting about staying in Cumbria?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Susannah claim the dragon has awakened? What is the result of this?

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

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

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

What happens during the Games? Why does Jack use magic during the Games? Why is Hastings blamed for the first spell Jack uses? How do the judges come to realize that Jack is creating the spells? What do the judges do to prevent Jack from using any more spells? How does Ellen manage to get the better of Jack during the Games? What does Ellen do instead of killing Jack? Why does Ellen refuse to kill Jack? What do the judges say the consequences of Ellen and Jack's actions will be?

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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