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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Talia help the Selenay?
(a) She tells her that Elspeth will turn out to be a strong, good queen.
(b) Talia tells the Queen that Talia will work hard and be able to be of great help to the Queen soon.
(c) She makes a positive prediction about the possible war.
(d) She uses her skills to help Selenay rest and forgive herself.

2. What do her ambushers seem determined to do?
(a) Teach Talia's father a lesson by hurting her.
(b) Make Rolan die of grief.
(c) Kill Talia.
(d) Teach Talia how to defend herself.

3. What is odd about what happens when a Herald dies?
(a) The companion is invisible for one year.
(b) The companion turns black for one year.
(c) The bell rings even though it has no rope or clapper.
(d) Nothing.

4. How does Talia break off her connection to Ylsa?
(a) She breaks it off after Ylsa gives her the message.
(b) She breaks it off when the bell begins tolling.
(c) Rolan pulls her back.
(d) Someone slaps her.

5. What is Hulda instructed to do by a nobleman?
(a) To try to put poison in Talia's food.
(b) To continue frightening Elspeth.
(c) To try to make Elspeth hate her mother.
(d) To try to put poison in Selenay's drink.

6. What does the Queen want Talia to do?
(a) Take Talamir's place at the Council.
(b) Take Elspeth to the summer castle to train her.
(c) Ask Skif to be her constant bodyguard.
(d) Leave on a trip with Rolan and take Elspeth.

7. Who does Talia think is being drugged?
(a) Rolan.
(b) Selenay.
(c) Hulda.
(d) Melidy.

8. What do Talia and Skif decide about their relationship?
(a) They do not decide anything.
(b) It is not going to be sexual.
(c) It is just going to be casually sexual and no marriage.
(d) It may blossom into marriage.

9. What does Talia learn that her gift is?
(a) Empathy.
(b) Healing.
(c) Thought sensing.
(d) Transmutation.

10. Who greets Talia when she gets back to her room?
(a) Beren.
(b) Keren.
(c) Jadus.
(d) Ylsa and her companion.

11. Who waits in ambush for Talia?
(a) The Reds.
(b) Talia's best friend as a joke.
(c) The Blues.
(d) The new Heralds.

12. What is seen in the Northwest area of the country?
(a) Huge alpine lakes.
(b) Strange beasts.
(c) Many independant tribes.
(d) Huge virgin forests.

13. Who is sentenced to death?
(a) Two highway robbers who kill Ylsa.
(b) A man who kills his family.
(c) Two nobles who were plotting against the Queen.
(d) No one as the death penalty is not allowed.

14. What does Elspeth do that helps her change her attitude toward companions?
(a) Rubs Roland's nose.
(b) Gives the colt sugar cubes.
(c) Gives the colt a regular rub down.
(d) Regularly touches the bracelet made out of the colt's tail hair.

15. For whom does the death bell toll?
(a) Jadus.
(b) Rolan.
(c) Keren.
(d) Elspeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Talia rush to Keren?

2. Who interferes with Talia working with Elspeth?

3. Who uses Elspeth as an example of a good student?

4. What does Talia's guard tell her?

5. What was not hung when King Valdemar dies?

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