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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. What color are Ruth's eyes when he is happy?

2. What is Corana doing when Jaxom returns to the hold to bring more of the new seed?

3. What got into the Ruathan storage rooms that made Brand upset?

4. What is the name of N'ton's fire lizard?

5. What do the fire-lizards remember after Ramoth's egg is returned?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are those on the Southern Continent protected from Thread?

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

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

4. At the end of Chapter 5, what does Jaxom decide about how and where to teach Ruth to chew firestone?

5. Why is Jaxom having difficulty teaching Ruth to chew firestone?

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

7. What happens every time Jaxom goes somewhere with Ruth?

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

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

10. How will supplies be delivered to Southern Hold without the Oldtimers finding out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the novel, explain how the Oldtimers were both a solution and problem for Pern.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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