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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. Who had urged the Lord of Palanthas to declare a state of war?

2. Whose skin did Tika admire?

3. What creature arises when Berem gets the jewel?

4. What animal did Caramon make to soothe Raistlin when they were little?

5. Who was the second Highlord to enter behind Ariakas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is wrong with Caramon? What brought him back?

2. Why did Laurana feel like a fraud?

3. What events had led to the slow decay of Ariakas' dreams?

4. What things had stopped Laurana?

5. Who is Fizban revealed to be? What does this mean and how does he react to their reaction?

6. What offer does Tanis make Kitiara? How does he justify this?

7. What argument did Caramon make to the mage that was overseeing Raistlin's trials to attempt to save his brother?

8. What is the first thing that Berem asks of his sister, and what does he do following this?

9. What leads the fishermen to their conclusions about the group of companions?

10. What were the main differences between wyverns and dragons?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although Tas and others of his kind weren't welcome in Palanthas, it didn't stop them from entering the place regardless. Discuss their opinions as the reason for this racism, and how they dealt with it. How does kenders' perceptions of themselves play direct roles in their entrance of Palanthas?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss reasons why Flint might have gone after Berem with the speed that he did. Suggest reasons he did so, despite knowing he had a bad heart. How might he have changed his life for the better and lived a longer life if he had stayed with the group? What other events played direct or indirect roles in Flints' condition?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the social order of the group. Who is at the top, and who is at the bottom? Speculate on the reason for such an order, and why it is that Tanis specifically is their leader.

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