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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. What does Talia decide not to share with anyone?
(a) That she is being harrassed.
(b) What her father wrote in his note.
(c) That she has to go home.
(d) That she was engaged to be married.

2. Why does Keldar call Talia?
(a) To meet with the other wives.
(b) To scribe a letter for her.
(c) To watch over her children.
(d) To come to dinner.

3. What is the duty of a herald?
(a) To study prophesies.
(b) To stand duty in the castle.
(c) To dispense justice and disseminate news.
(d) To wait on the queen.

4. What is a Holding?
(a) A community of people, on the outer edge of the Kingdom.
(b) The crown's possessions.
(c) The hand a card dealer keeps.
(d) The jewels and money of a noble.

5. What impresses Talia about the dining room?
(a) The way the food is served by students who seem to enjoy doing so.
(b) The very long tables and numbers they will serve.
(c) The variety of foods available.
(d) The neatness of the diners.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what does Talia worry?

2. What three groups does the Collegium train?

3. When does Talia show some emotion that day?

4. What does the young girl who enters Talia's room claim?

5. What does Talia do as the wives' attention is diverted?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Elcarth show Talia and what room most excites her?

2. Who are Blues and what do most of the Heralds think of them?

3. Why do most of the students go home, and why doesn't Talia do the same?

4. What happens when Talia comes upon a herald and what does she fear? What does he tell her?

5. What is Elcarth's position in the palace, what does he notice about Talia's personality and her knowledge?

6. What are the first two tasks Talia does when she and the Companion stop at their first rest?

7. What does Rolan do when he and Talia arrive at the city?

8. What do some of the female students talk to Talia about in the bath area and what does Talia hope as she falls asleep?

9. What happens to Talia as she is walking back from archery practice and what does she do about it?

10. How long do Talia and Rolan travel and how is Talia feeling about the change in her life?

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