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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 kind of artifacts does John Owen say would be extremely valuable?

2. Who tries to kick Taliesin out of his childhood home?

3. What happens when wild animals are seen in some fields?

4. Who argues with Jen about who once lived in Cardiff?

5. What do the children use the maps of Wales to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Peter see as a similarity between him and Dr. Owen?

2. What does Rhian see when she goes to fetch missing sheep?

3. What begins to strain the relationship between Jen and Becky?

4. What is most alarming about the wolf that is killed during the hunt?

5. What is the main plan for the hunt?

6. What happens when Peter returns the key?

7. What makes Jen so irritated about Rhian's discussion about the fire in the sky?

8. What artifact does Dr. Owen want to find and why?

9. What does Peter think about Bedd Taliesin?

10. What does Jen beg Dr. Rhys to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord? What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Rhian presented a very interesting and unique philosophy on life. What was this philosophy, and how did this different idealism affect the people around her?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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