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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 happens to Eilis on the day of Colum's wedding?

2. What kind of animal does Sorcha keep for company in the forest?

3. Who disappears shortly after Colum introduces the woman he plans to marry?

4. What does Father Brien say about the woman Colum plans to marry?

5. What is destroyed when Sorcha refuses to study what her new mother tells her to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sorcha have difficulty doing after her attack?

2. What is a luath?

3. What does the ceremony held by Sorcha and her brothers involve?

4. What is unique about Finbar?

5. How does Colum handle the death of his wife?

6. What causes Sorcha and her brothers to do a ceremony?

7. What strange things happen on the day of Colum's wedding?

8. After the ceremony, what does Sorcha find in a cave?

9. What does Sorcha say is the hardest part of their brothers' curse?

10. What bad news does Liam hear about home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the attack endured by Sorcha affect her life?

Essay Topic 2

This plot takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Marillier have chosen these particular places for a specific plot point to take place?

Essay Topic 3

What does Red give Sorcha when he proposes, and how does this prove his love for her?

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