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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 does Sheen suggest Stile do in Chapter 3?

2. What changes occur in Stile's relationship with Neysa, at the end of Chapter 1?

3. What village suffered a troll attack, with only one survivor, ten years before Lady Blue's first adventure?

4. Why is Lady Blue upset about Vodlevile's news?

5. Where does Stile go at the beginning of Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Blue Adept ask Lady Blue's father, and what is his response?

2. What is Proton?

3. What news does Vodlevile give to Hulk as he returns from his trip to the Oracle?

4. What favor does Sheen ask of Stile, at the beginning of Chapter 5?

5. How does Stile's relationship with Neysa change in Chapter 1?

6. What is the Tourney, and why is Stile participating in it?

7. What are the first two foundations for Lady Blue's love for the Blue Adept?

8. Where do Sheen and Stile go while fleeing, in Chapter 5?

9. Who is the Rifleman, and why is Stile unhappy about being pitted against him in the Tourney?

10. Why does Lady Blue's father stop objecting to the Blue Adept's solicitation of his daughter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Music is an important theme in the novel; Stile and the Blue Adept both play their harmonica as a means of summoning their power, and the Platinum Flute is an important plot point. Why is music so important? What message is the author attempting to convey with all of the musical references? Why are instruments the foci of the characters' power, instead of other objects? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Stile always offers something in return for any favor that is done for him, and is reluctant to accept favors if he is unable to reciprocate. Why is this? What character trait does Stile demonstrate by being this way? How does it affect his relationships with others? Are there any instances in which someone is offended when Stile performs a favor and is reluctant to accept one in return? Why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

As a whole, the Adepts are a very secretive group. Why are some so reluctant to share their identities? Why are others so open? What would happen if the Adepts all chose to reveal their identities, and why? What are the results, both positive and negative, of their secrecy, and why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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