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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lord Orthallan want Kris to do?
(a) Lay to rest the doubts about Talia and her gifts.
(b) Not give Talia enough information to do her job properly, thus making her look incompetent.
(c) Create an accident in which Talia is killed.
(d) Find out if Talia is a traitor.

2. What does Kyril make Talia practice for several hours?
(a) Packing her bags and saddling Rolan, all in under two minutes.
(b) Getting on and off Rolan without using her hands.
(c) The patterns of what he just taught her.
(d) Bowing the proper degrees for various nobles.

3. Where do the humans flee during the wars of long ago?
(a) The Northern marshlands.
(b) The Eastern coastline.
(c) The high passes.
(d) The lower plans in the West.

4. What does Dirk have trouble sorting out?
(a) Who goes where in the processional.
(b) Who is supposed to bow to whom.
(c) Why the nobles are lined up in a strange configuration.
(d) His feelings for Talia.

5. What insures that there is always at least one person the Monarch can trust?
(a) A special ring that one person wears that changes colors if a lie is told.
(b) There is no way to be absolutely certain anyone is trustworthy.
(c) The magically talisman that guides the monarch to choose a Herald.
(d) Having a special companion that never ages.

6. About what does Kris agonize as he and Talia travel North?
(a) How his Holderkin is faring with the border incursions.
(b) Whether Talia is manipulating him.
(c) If Dirk has fallen under Talia's manipulations.
(d) If Talia might like him.

7. What does Talia have to memorize?
(a) Her investiture poem that she wrote.
(b) All the anatomical parts of a horse.
(c) Complex oaths and bindings.
(d) The Queen's right of rule document.

8. What do the females in the Holderkin do if they take a vow of chastity?
(a) Teach school.
(b) Work as nannies.
(c) Serve the goddess.
(d) Work as artists.

9. What is one reason Talia is nervous when the approach the first village?
(a) Her shields are unusally thin.
(b) She know the people in this village.
(c) She is afraid of potential violence.
(d) She thinks Kris believes her to be incompetent as a Herald.

10. Where is the formal investiture to take place?
(a) The auditorium.
(b) The cathedral.
(c) The palace ball room.
(d) The great hall.

11. What does Kyril think will work to Talia's advantage?
(a) Talia's reputation.
(b) Talia's empathic abilities.
(c) Talia's connections with the Queen.
(d) Talia's size.

12. About what does Lord Orthallen seem displeased?
(a) That Elspeth has been chosen.
(b) That Selenay is not ready to announce her heir.
(c) That Elspeth is being transferred to the Collegium.
(d) That Talia is going on an internship.

13. What happens after the formal investiture is complete?
(a) The nobles hand out presents to the commoners.
(b) The bards start playing dance music.
(c) The bells in the city ring.
(d) Their is a magical show.

14. What is one thing Talia does at court each day?
(a) Teach Elspeth rules of succession.
(b) Debate rules of protocol.
(c) Confer with Lord Caris.
(d) Confer with the Seneschal.

15. Who has to pay for fence repairs?
(a) The owner of the bull.
(b) The owner of the mare.
(c) The owner of the cow.
(d) The owner of the stallion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Talamir decide to do with Elspeth?

2. What does Talia inspect?

3. With whom is Selenay working when Talia arrives at the palace?

4. What does Talia vehemently deny?

5. What does Selenay do to ensure holder children are allowed to leave the Hold?

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