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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 was it that caused Turambar to faint and look as if he were dead next to Glaurung?

2. What does Morwen convince the Easterlings of in order to protect her and her children?

3. What happens when Turin is taken to Finduilas' grave?

4. What does Erendis choose to do when Aldarion returns to take the throne?

5. Which part of the island of Numenor has a cooler climate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Mim help the outlaws after he knew they had killed his son?

2. Describe Halifirien.

3. What happens when Turin wakes from his deathlike trance.

4. Explain why after the move of the Eotheodian people, the messengers had to stop taking word from one kingdom to the other.

5. What does Turin hear that convinces him of Brandir's truth?

6. What part did Celebrimbor have that he felt he needed to repent of?

7. How is Numenor's landscape described?

8. Explain the effect that the Palantiri had on the user.

9. Who, per Isildur's word, is allowed to visit the grave of Elendil?

10. How did Turin react after the death of Sareos?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Elessar and The Palantiri are both objects that have descriptions that symbolize their power.

1) Explain how the Elessar's power are connected to the description the author gives of it.

2) Why is Aragon referred to as the Elessar?

3) Explain in what ways the Palantiri's powers are consistent with their descriptions.

Essay Topic 2

Brandir had worked against Turin seemingly from the beginning.

Is Turin right to assume that Brandir is lying when he announces that Nienor is dead? Why did Turin kill Brandir if he thought Turin was lying about Nienor's death?

Essay Topic 3

Morwen refuses to go to Thingol's court to live.

1) Was Morwen thinking of her own pride before that of the welfare of her daughter?

2) Why did Morwen not deem it necessary to remain with her son Turin?

3) Was the sending of her token to King Thingol accepted by her son as easily as it was accepted by the king?

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