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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. How does David know Dr. Rhys?

2. Why is Peter so angry with Jen when she decides to stay?

3. Why does Jen not like Mrs. Davies when they first meet?

4. Where is the paraffin heater kept?

5. Why does Rhian spend the night with Becky?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Peter to fall behind in school?

2. What does Peter think about during the carol concert?

3. How does David get a hold of Rhian's family during the storm?

4. What does Taliesin promise the king before the war?

5. Why is Peter jealous of Jen at the beginning of the book?

6. What does Peter do during the storm and why?

7. What does Taliesin do during battles and why?

8. What does Peter confide in Becky, and why?

9. What does the blind man tell Taliesin when he tells of Elphin on the ship?

10. What is strange about the place where the group takes shelter on their second hike with Jen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were some of Peter's visions, and what did they mean?

Essay Topic 2

Honor was something that many of the main characters were striving for in this book. Who was most affected by this pursuit, and how did it change the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Nancy Bond have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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