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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. Who will Lytol ask to take Jaxom to weyrling training?

2. Who is G'dened's father?

3. Where is Ruth injured when he and Jaxom bring back Ramoth's egg?

4. What Lord comes to the meeting after the hatching at Benden to find out more about the stolen egg and who returned it?

5. When was Fax's attack on Ruatha Hold?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do F'lar and Robinton go to Ruatha after Fanna's death?

2. Why do the fire-lizards upset Ruth in Chapter 6?

3. Why does Jaxom have to be careful to gradually strengthen Ruth's wing muscles?

4. What problems did Jaxom cause when he impressed Ruth?

5. Why does F'lar come to see Robinton after Fanna's death?

6. What would Toric like to receive from the North?

7. Why did D'ram call a meeting after the hatching at Benden Weyr?

8. Why did Jaxom become angry during breakfast with Dorse?

9. What does Ruth tell Jaxom about the holder, Tegger, who requests a fire-lizard in Chapter 4?

10. What color does N'ton tell Jaxom that Ruth is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Robinton believes "There's a way to solve every problem." Discuss how this motto describes Robinton's approach to various problems that are encountered in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the problems created by a lack of land in the North and how those problems were solved. Use examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why it was important for the identity of the ones who returned Ramoth's egg to remain a secret and why it would have been detrimental for their identities to be revealed. Use examples from the book.

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