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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 action causes the Judge-General to assume Peter is guilty?
2. What causes people to talk about Flagg?
3. Why does the king's wife not use the wedding gift?
4. When the court magician is asked to identify the murder weapon, he takes great pains to show its strength. What does he do to prove how deadly it is?
5. What does the king give his wife on their wedding day?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Peyna finally agree to see Beson and to read Peter's note?
2. Who is ultimately responsible for Sasha's death, and how does it come about?
3. What causes Thomas to change his mind about wanting to be king?
4. What can you infer from the fact that Peter does not recognize the box used as evidence until he remembers that he lost one like it as a child?
5. What does Ben's refusal to take money from Anders Peyna say about his character?
6. What are Flagg's motives in befriending Thomas?
7. Why is Roland not concerned that his son wants to play with a dollhouse?
8. How does Flagg keep people from suspecting that he had anything to do with Roland's death?
9. What are some of the different roles Flagg has played?
10. How does Flagg frame Peter for the murder of Roland?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
It took Peter at least five years to fashion the rope he used to escape. What does his patience and determination tell you about Peter? Do you think he could have considered other means of escape? If so, what? Support your answers with examples from the story.
Essay Topic 2
Explore the theme of good vs evil in The Eyes of the Dragon. Use examples from the story to show how the theme is revealed and give your opinion as to which force is predominant or strongest in the story. Support your statements with examples from the story.
Essay Topic 3
Foreshadowing is a favorite technique used by King. Describe foreshadowing, tell how it is used in the story, and pick at least three instances in which the reader is given clues to the future. Be specific about what the author indicates will happen and how it affects the forward motion of the story.
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