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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 message does Ylsa give Talia?
2. What does Talia realize about part of her gift?
3. What does the Dean teach Talia?
4. What is the advice given Talia by her confidant?
5. Who comes in to guard Talia to relieve the Herald who is guarding her?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Talia learns about Hulda?
2. Who does Talia confide in and what does he tell her?
3. How is Talia's life at the Collegium three years after her arrival?
4. What happens to demonstrate that the harassing has gone beyond school kids' pranks?
5. What does Talia learn about Herald's Gifts?
6. What does Skif ask of Talia and how does Talia respond?
7. What does Talia learn about Hulda's actions concerning Elspeth?
8. What makes a significant change in Elspeth's attitude towards companions?
9. What does Talia ask Skif to do and how does she rescue him?
10. What happens after the students return from Midwinter Festival?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:
1. Fully explain why you think Arrows of the Queen is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?
2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.
3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.
4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Mercedes lackey is one of the most prolific writers of Fantasy in our time. It is useful to know about her not just because she authored Arrows of the Queen, but because her authorial life is quite astounding. Discuss the following:
1. Research Lackey and write a brief biography of her.
2. What do you find to be most impressive about Lackey?
3. What do you think is Lackey's greatest accomplishment?
4. If you were told that you had to write the number of books Lackey has written (the number of which you should ascertain in your research), how would you respond?
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