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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 did Menolly experience when she was conducting the group?

2. How much did the Master tanner charge Menolly for the belt?

3. What did Silvina mean that Menolly had lived too long alone?

4. What did Menolly assure Camo?

5. What fire lizard hatched first?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Menolly believe she had erred after playing with the three Harpers?

2. What struck Menolly about the way Camo asked her if he could feed the fire lizards again?

3. How did Menolly react to having two whole marks to herself?

4. Why couldn't Sebell give the Masterharper the queen fire lizard?

5. What did the Masterharper mean when he was told her she was his apprentice?

6. Why shouldn't Menolly bring her fire lizards to the gather?

7. How does Menolly react to being summoned? How is this indicative of how she has been treated?

8. What impression did Menolly get from the fire lizards?

9. What did Menolly hesitate on telling Master Domick?

10. Why did Menolly cry insult from Pona? How did Sebell react to this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Speculate on what might have occurred if Menolly didn't have such good friends in Piemur and in Camo. How does Menolly maintain these friendships? What are these people's initial reasons for liking her? If this impetus was removed, do you think Menolly would be able maintain her friendships? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Menolly uses music not as a hobby but a way of life. How is it essential to her being? How would she fare without the influence of music in her life? What might have happened to her if she would have remained at the Half Circle Hold?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the multiple themes throughout this novel. Which one do you consider to be the central theme? What determines this? How does this theme tie into and complement the other themes?

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