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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 many people arrived with the Lords?

2. What is the state called in which Lessa sees through Ramoth's eyes?

3. What are Lytol's first words when he writes to Lessa?

4. What was the direction of the greater peril?

5. What question does Lessa want answered?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do all the Hold Lords agree upon?

2. What two things have led to the decline of the Weyr and its influence?

3. What does problem does Lessa help F'lar and Robinson work on?

4. What did F'lar think about Lessa that calmed him down and caused him to smile?

5. Why doesn't R'gul want to demand tithings?

6. Why is Lessa angry at F'lar?

7. What made F'lar's wing one that people wanted to serve under?

8. Why did F'lar choose Lytol as the surrogate Warder?

9. What does F'lar respond with to the Hold Lords?

10. What appears to be the objective of a Search?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was F'lar's ultimatum for R'gul after F'lar assumed the Weyrleader position? How did this succinctly eliminate all forms of rebellion within the Weyr and in R'gul? How is this an effective form of leadership?

Essay Topic 2

For each tradition F'lar broke, explain a possible reason why he did this. What does this say about his previous devotion to scripture and the traditions? Which do you think is more correct? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Lessa and F'lar's relationship. What do you think would have happened if Ramoth rose to mate with F'nor's Canth? Or Hath? How do you think this would have affected the outcome of the story? Do you believe Lessa's wild nature would have broken R'gul, or would R'gul have ruined Lessa? Why do you feel this way?

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