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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 is wrong with the villagers?

2. Why does Talia worry about the package Dirk sent her?

3. What does Kris command Talia to do in regards to the sewing maid?

4. What do Kris and Talia do for warmth?

5. What happens when Rolan faces the forest in challenge?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Skif bring from the city?

2. Why does Talia ask Kris to go someplace and what is Tantris' interpretation of the forest's reaction to Talia?

3. What does Kris ask of Talia now that her internship is half over?

4. What does Talia do for the Weatherwitch?

5. Why do Kris and Talia increase their pace when they are approaching a tiny hamlet near the Border?

6. How do Talia and Kris work through their relationship?

7. What turns out to be the reason that Talia can not sense any people in the village near the Border and what do the two Heralds do?

8. Why does Talia want to weep as she is around the people of Berrbay?

9. What happens while Kris and Talia are dreaming in the Waystation?

10. How is Kris protective of Dirk and how does Kris' relationship with Talia cause Kris anxiety because of his friendship with Dirk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Talia is raised in a very strict group of people, who have rigid roles for men and women. Discuss the following:

1. From what you read in the Prologue, and what Talia reveals throughout the book, compare and contrast the differences between Talia's life as a child to the age of 13 and her life now.

2. In what ways do you think Talia's upbringing still influences her choices and responses in her life at this time? Be specific with examples.

3. Compare/contrast the roles of women and men from Talia's childhood to the life she leads now.

4. Which society is closest to how you were raised and/or are living? Discuss thoroughly.

Essay Topic 2

Arrow's Flight could be said to be a "bildungsroman" of Talia, the main character. Discuss the following:

1. Define the concepts "bildungsroman" and "coming of age."

2. Thoroughly trace and analyze Arrow's Flight as a bildungsroman of Talia. Give specific examples. What does Talia learn? How has she changed? Is the change for the better?

3. Do you think young people in our modern culture go through a coming of age period? Do you think the concept of "coming of age" is inherent in the human experience? Why or why not.

4. Do you think you have lived through a "coming of age" period in your own life? Discuss as thoroughly as you willing to share.

Essay Topic 3

Arrow's Flight belongs to the literary genre of fantasy fiction. Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly define the term genre and offer examples of it from your own reading experience. Why do you think it is useful to categorize fiction into genres? What could be a disadvantage of doing so?

2. What do you think is the main motivation for a person to read a fantasy novel? Is entertainment a good enough reason? Are there any other reasons to read this genre? What? Explain fully.

3. In "academe," fantasy novels are often thought of as less literary than some other genres and for that reason are sometimes "snubbed" in the study of literature. Why do you think this is so? Do you agree with this "snobbery"?

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