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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 old is the competitor to whom Stile loses the Tourney?

2. What does the Red Adept do in an attempt to ensure victory for herself in Round Twelve?

3. What does the Red Adept do to Stile at the end of Round Twelve?

4. Where does Sheen take Stile at the beginning of Chapter 7?

5. What does Stile permit Clef to do at the end of Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Sheen and Lady Blue meet in Chapter 11?

2. What is shown on the holo-tape provided to Stile by the Rifleman, in Chapter 7?

3. What deal does Stile make with the androids at the beginning of Chapter 7?

4. What steps do Stile and Lady Blue take to ensure that the prophecy regarding Lady Blue will come true?

5. What does Stile realize, about the Oracle's prophecy, during Round Twelve of the Tourney?

6. Why does Stile have to fight the Red Adept in the Proton fashion?

7. Why is Lady Blue upset and angry with Stile at the beginning of Chapter 8?

8. How does Stile's contest with the Red Adept end?

9. What confession does Lady Blue make at the beginning of Chapter 10?

10. Why does Stile give Clef the Platinum Flute?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lady Blue is reluctant to admit that she is in love with Stile because she is faithful to her deceased husband. Why does she feel such a strong sense of loyalty, when she readily admits that she did not love the Blue Adept when they were married? How is her situation with Stile changed because he is the Blue Adept's alternate self? How does she finally overcome this sense of loyalty? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Stile is willing simply to defeat the Red Adept and send her into exile, whereas he knows that if the Red Adept wins, she will kill him. Why is Stile willing to stop at defeating her? What does he believe will happen after she is defeated? Why does she feel the need to kill Stile, instead of taking the same approach he does? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Stile has relationships with many different women in the novel, all of whom help him in some way. What are the major differences in these relationships? What do they all have in common? What conflicts arise due to his many relationships, and why? How are these conflicts overcome? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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