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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 causes Elspeth's bratty personality to change?
2. What was Neave as a child?
3. What does Ylsa realize about Talia?
4. What is one thing that helps improve Elspeth's attitude toward companions?
5. Who does Talia confide in concerning her problems?
Short Essay Questions
1. What makes a significant change in Elspeth's attitude towards companions?
2. What does Talia learns about Hulda?
3. How does Talia learn about Ylsa's death?
4. What happens to demonstrate that the harassing has gone beyond school kids' pranks?
5. What does Talia do at the memorial service for Beltren?
6. How does Ylsa help the Queen learn who killed Ylsa?
7. How does Talia learn what one of her major her gifts is?
8. How does the Queen retrieve the arrows that killed Ylsa?
9. Why is Skif dressed in black one night and why does Talia do the same?
10. What other gifts does it appear Talia possesses?
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
Discuss one of the following:
1. Define irony in literary terms. What do you think is the purpose of irony? Discuss the irony of the situation that Talia is reading a book on Heralds and Companions and is suddenly "chosen" by Rolan, a Companion. What other irony occurs in Arrows of the Queen? Discuss two or three incidences of irony and whether they enhance your reading experience.
2. Define symbolism in literary terms. Discuss the use of and meaning of five symbols found in Arrows of the Queen.
3. Discuss the use of foreshadowing in literature. What is the purpose of foreshadowing? Cite 3 examples of foreshadowing and how it is used to indicate events to come in Arrows of the Queen.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the following:
1. Discuss five literary devices that occur in Arrows of the Queen and how they are used. Are they effective? Do they add or detract from the reading of the book? Why or why not. Some possible techniques: Allusion, connotation, denouement, dialogue, flashback, figurative language, motif, metaphor, narrator, point of view, simile, mood, and puns.
2. What do you think are the reasons students are encouraged to understand literary devices? Do you think an understanding of the structure of a work of fiction enhances the reading experience? Why or why not?
3. Do you think authors make a conscious effort to include literary devices into their writing? Discuss your answer. Do you think it would be difficult to consciously create metaphor, simile, puns, etc...? Why or why not.
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