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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. Where does Milamber take his wife and son?

2. Why did Macros start the fight at the peace talks?

3. What does the Duke tell Lyam and Brucal?

4. What makes Milamber sick?

5. From where has Macros come?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Macros tell Thomas?

2. What does Macros' note explain about himself and interrupting the peace negotiations?

3. Why is Arutha angry at Lyam and what does he vow?

4. What does Duke Borric tell his son Lyam?

5. What does Pug tell Kulgan about rifts?

6. What does Milamber do when he first leaves the Great Ones school and what is he trying to decide?

7. What happens to Laurie and Kasumi when they go to see King Rodric?

8. What is to be done about Guy du Bas-Tyra and what does Guy do?

9. What does Lyam do about the Tsurani once King Rodric dies?

10. What does the Warlord want from the Great Ones and what is their response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pug falls in love with a servant girl in the house and wants to marry her but is forbidden. You aren't told why but that it goes back to the secrets they are keeping from Pug and Laurie.

1. Do you think the above situation is a foreshadow of something later in the book? Why or why not?

2. Do you think two slaves should be allowed to marry each other? Why or why not?

3. How closely do you think the slave situation in this book resembles the one that used to be in place before the Civil War in America? Discuss in detail the differences and similarities.

Essay Topic 2

The ship manages to make it through the Straights of Darkness after which every member of the crew pledges their loyalty to Amos.

1. Discuss the meaning of loyalty in view of the statement above.

2. Why do you think the men are willing to be loyal to Amos because he brought them through the Straits of Darkness?

3. Do you think loyalty that can go and come so easily is strong loyalty? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In chapter 7, Princess Anita is smuggled on board in order to escape a forced marriage with Guy du Bas-Tyra, who wants to use Anita as a means to gain the throne. Anita announces to her cousin, Arutha, that their parents had intended them to marry for the sake of the kingdom ever since the two were quite young. In many cultures both in fantasy and the "real" world, women have no say over who they marry--even in the Western world up until the 20th century, women were often forced to marry for political or social expediency. Discuss one of the following:

1. How would you react if you were told at a very early age who you would marry? Would you be willing to obey your parents knowing that there is very little future for an unmarried woman.

2. Even though women have been controlled as far as marriage for centuries, some men are just as "stuck" with an unwanted marriage partner as a women--these are usually nobles who must marry to keep or raise the standing of their families. If you are a man and are told who you would marry and you found that person quite unacceptable, would you give up money and position to defy your parents?

3. Why do you think forced marriages are occurring less and less often even in countries where woman are still quite oppressed?

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