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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 the duty of a herald?

2. Where does Talia go after dinner?

3. What shocks Talia about what the wives tell her?

4. What are the students assigned?

5. What particular lack of knowledge on Talia's part appalls Elcarth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does a young girl do when she enters Talia's room and how does the woman who comes in respond to Talia's behavior?

2. What happens to Talia that gets her out of her holding?

3. What does Teren show Talia one day after class?

4. How does Talia know where to go when she leaves with the Companion and where is the first place they stop?

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

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

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

8. What is Talia's duty for her first day of classes and what does she learn there?

9. What is Talia amazed to see at the next town she and Rolan come to and what is she told to do?

10. What continues unabated and what does Talia do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Oftentimes, a book is more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think Silent Prey is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 2

Many novels, and perhaps a majority, of novels end on a happy note. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not?

2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of Arrows of the Queen and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why Arrows of the Queen is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.

3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Arrows of the Queen, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements (They may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not.

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