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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 does the shepherd tell the men at the snow house?

2. What do Severo and Beneditx debate?

3. What does Beneditx think will convince Palinor of God?

4. What does Palinor ask?

5. What does Joffre ask Palinor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who rescues Palinor and how did they do it?

2. What does Severo decide to do with the wolf girl?

3. What does Severo think about as he falls asleep the first night of visiting Palinor and Beneditx?

4. What happens when Dolca comes into Palinor's room on an errand?

5. What did Joffre ask Palinor and what was his reply?

6. What does Severo tell the nuns about Amara's suffering?

7. How does Amara get away from the convent?

8. What does Palinor tell Beneditx about his view of the truth?

9. What is the creature, the nervados, tracked doing when they see it and what happens in the first few minutes?

10. How does Severo respond to Jamie's story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Amara's experience in the chapel affirms her utter lack of knowledge of God and gives Sor Agnete a new outlook on how non-Christians might see the world.

1. Why do you think Amara's experience in the chapel demonstrates there is no innate knowledge of God?

2. Do you think Sor Agnete will be able to translate what she realizes into wisdom? Why or why not?

3. Why do you think Amara would be frightened by the crucifix?

Essay Topic 2

The abbess, like Beneditx, has lived a life cut off from the real world and doesn't encounter sins such as murder and bestiality. The murder was so uneventful to Amara, who grew up in world where killing was often frequent and necessary to eat, that she doesn't even remember why she murdered her sister.

1. Do you think someone like the abbess so cut off from reality is a good person to deal with Amara? Why or why not?

2. Why do you think the murder of her sister doesn't bother Amara?

3. Do you think Amara should be found guilty of murder? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Beneditx struggles through the night with anger. He remembers his mother, who was single and provided for her son by mending linen and making clothes. The only thing that made her angry was, when her sewing tools were blunt or her thread would break. Benedict feels like his arguments with Palinor have been like those blunt tools, and he is angry that he did not recognize the errors that Palinor has pointed out. Beneditx knows his sin is pride in his own intelligence, and he has never before experienced the pain of defeat.

1. Do you think Beneditx is angry at himself or at Palinor? Why or why not?

2. No one likes to think they are very good at a particular skill and then find that someone else is better. What do you think Beneditx should do with the way he is feeling?

3. Do you think it is wrong for Beneditx to have pride in his intelligence? Why or why not?

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