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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. How can Heralds increase their Gift?
2. What does Talia want for Elspeth?
3. What does Talia realize about part of her gift?
4. What do Talia and Skif decide about their relationship?
5. What does the Queen want Talia to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to demonstrate that the harassing has gone beyond school kids' pranks?
2. What does Talia learn about Hulda's actions concerning Elspeth?
3. What is disconcerting about Elspeth?
4. Why is Skif dressed in black one night and why does Talia do the same?
5. What other gifts does it appear Talia possesses?
6. What does Skif tell Talia about the Death Bell?
7. How does Talia learn about Ylsa's death?
8. Who does Talia confide in and what does he tell her?
9. What makes a significant change in Elspeth's attitude towards companions?
10. What is the circumstances of Elspeth being accepted in the community of Heralds?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss one of the following:
1. Compare/contrast Talia's living situation in the Holding with hers by the end of the novel. How are they different? How are they the same? How do their differences influence the person Talia is?
2. Compare/contrast Elspeth at the beginning of the novel with who she is by the end of the novel. How is she different? How is she the same? Are the changes she goes through all positive? Which "Elspeth" do you like better?
3. Compare/contrast Tlaia at the beginning of the novel with who she is by the end of the novel. How is she different? How is she the same? Are the changes she goes through all positive? Which "Talia" do you like better?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss one of the following:
Trace and analyze the theme of power throughout Arrows of the Queen. Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with power? Why? What are some symbols of power? Symbols of powerlessness? What characters seem powerless?
Trace and analyze the theme of magic throughout Arrows of the Queen. What characters are most concerned with magic? Why? What are some symbols of magic? How does a Herald's gift give an automatic advantage to someone over another who has no gifts? Is there abuse of this ability? Do you think the fact that Heralds are gifted creates resentment among the non-gifted populace?
Trace and analyze the theme of evil throughoutArrows of the Queen. What characters are what you would call evil? Why? What are some symbols of evil? Symbols of good? Are more characters evil than good or vice versa? Do you think in general there is less evil than good in Arrows of the Queen?
Essay Topic 3
Arrows of the Queen could be said to be a "bildungsroman" of Talia, the main character. Discuss the following:
1. Define the concepts "bildungsroman" and "coming of age."
2. Thoroughly trace and analyze Arrows of the Queen as a bildungsroman of Talia. Give specific examples. What does Talia learn? How has she changed? Is the change for the better?
3. Thoroughly trace and analyze Arrows of the Queen as a coming of age story for Elspeth. Give specific examples. What does Elspeth learn? How has she changed? Is the change for the better?
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