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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. While in the castle in Mueller, whose throat does Lanik slit?

2. What is the name of the story's protagonist?

3. What is the name of the old soldier who joins Lanik and his two friends as Lanik prepares to leave Mueller?

4. Lanik becomes legendary in the land of Sill. What is Lanik known as?

5. What are "cruel bonds"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the process of giving someone "grief."

2. There are only a few ambassadors in Nkumai. Why?

3. Describe Dinte's character.

4. When Lanik finally comes to after collapsing in the desert, what occurs to help him realize that he may not die?

5. When Lanik comes to after passing out in the desert, what does the group of men surrounding him ask?

6. Why does Lanik wish he had chosen a particular land when demanding his freedom from the slavers?

7. Why does Lanik not sever his thumbs in order to escape the cruel bonds?

8. Why do the captain and crew eventually beg Lanik for mercy?

9. The group of men in the desert "heals" Lanik. What is the result of the group's healing?

10. After escaping the castle, what does Lanik learn about his double?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the story, there are several characters who attempt to kill Lanik.

a. Identify three characters who try to kill Lanik. Describe the situation and how Lanik escapes.

b. Compare and contrast the characters that try to kill Lanik, as well as these characters' motivations.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Lanik at the beginning and end of the story. How does Lanik's personality and character change as the story progresses? How does Lanik's role in world events change? How do the different places he visits change him? Provide examples from the story to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Lanik enters Nkumai under the guise of being the ambassador from Bird. Just as Lanik is living under false pretenses, so to is Mwabao Mawa..

a. Compare and contrast these two characters.

b. How do these characters justify their false pretenses?

c. Which of these two characters is more justified in deceiving those around them? Why?

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