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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where is the new Queen's own?
(a) The merchant class of the city.
(b) The Queen's servant staff.
(c) One of the scholars in the university library.
(d) A puritanical border group.

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

3. To whom does Talia tell her story about the Holderkin?
(a) The Queen.
(b) Elspeth.
(c) No one.
(d) Dirk.

4. What protects the Northern Border from trouble?
(a) The Forest of Sorrows.
(b) A wide, trecherous river.
(c) A series of forts.
(d) A sheer cliff that runs for miles along the border.

5. Who does Kris consult about Talia?
(a) Rolan.
(b) Tantri.
(c) Talia.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What questions do Kris and Talia answer at the village where they sleep for the first night?

2. Where does Talia find Kris?

3. What is the first thing the village requests of the Heralds?

4. What is one job of a Herald?

5. What causes Talia to get out of bed the next morning though she is still tired?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the worse mistake that the Queen's Own, Talamir, makes?

2. What starts Kris and Talia's journey off a little roughly?

3. Why do the Council meetings disturb Talia?

4. What happens to humans during the Sorcerous Wars?

5. What is unique about a horse-like animal in Valdemar?

6. Who is escorting Talia to the investiture and why is Talia happy about that?

7. Why does Alberich have Talia continue to train with Elspeth?

8. Why are Talia and Kris being sent to the Northern border?

9. What ceremony do the villagers want the Heralds to witness and how does it proceed?

10. How does Talia feel as they approach the first village and why does she feel that way?

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