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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 is Buliwyf dressed?

2. Why does Herger ride forward to talk to Buliwyf?

3. With what is the valley they come to filled?

4. Why does the group dismount when they come to the region of caves?

5. What does Herger do after he talks to Ibn?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Buliwyf sit with Ibn and how does Buliwyf talk?

2. What is one of the new defenses around Hurot and what do the women do with water and why do they do it?

3. What does the dwarf soothsayer tell Buliwyf?

4. What does Buliwyf tell Ibn and ask him to do?

5. Where does Ibn awake after the battle and what does he see as he walks across the compound?

6. What do Herger and Ibn think of each others' religion?

7. How does Wiglif end up dead?

8. How is Ibn finally able to leave Rothgar's Hall?

9. What is the only time Ibn can observe the Northmen showing any emotions about the first battle with the wendol?

10. What do the Northmen do around mid-morning the day after the second battle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think Eaters of the Dead is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

"Eaters of the Dead" belongs to the historical fiction fantasy genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the historical novel genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a science fiction novel and a historical fiction fantasy novel?

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