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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. Who does Talia meet in a village by a hut?
(a) A young girl who is crying.
(b) A man dressed in blue.
(c) A young boy who is crying.
(d) A woman dressed in blue.

2. What particular lack of knowledge on Talia's part appalls Elcarth?
(a) Knowledge about Heralds and Companions.
(b) Knowledge of the world's geography.
(c) Knowledge of the Queen's lineage.
(d) Knowledge about the country's history.

3. Where does the guard sent Talia?
(a) To purchase a sword.
(b) To bathe and change clothes.
(c) To talk to the town's mayor.
(d) To jail.

4. What are the Blues?
(a) Students who are unaffiliated with any guild but are attending classes.
(b) A state of mind a Herald gets when the gong sounds.
(c) The dress uniform of the Herald.
(d) A state of mind a Herald gets when the bell sounds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the guards react to Talia riding in on Rolan at the shelters?

2. Where are the Herald's permanent quarters?

3. What impresses Talia about the dining room?

4. When does Talia show some emotion that day?

5. What does Talia hope for when she returns the horse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the older woman who came into Talia's room do and say and what does Talia tell the woman?

2. What does Talia learn about the Companions?

3. What are the differences in the roles between men and women in Talia's holding and why might she be different than many women?

4. Why does Elcarth have to leave Talia's tour?

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

6. What class does Talia go to after weapons training and what is some of the information she gets there?

7. Why is Talia called into a meeting with her father's wives?

8. Where are Talia and the Companion traveling when she leaves her father's holding?

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

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

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