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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 Arutha wish of his men?

2. What silhouette was on the man's chest?

3. What was the name of the goddess of sailors?

4. What could hold the road they were traveling up?

5. What was the last thing Martin said to Laurie regarding why it took him so long?

Short Essay Questions

1. What made the Moredhel hard to kill?

2. Why hadn't Laurie revealed his decision to Carline sooner?

3. Why were the 'Dog Soldiers' called that?

4. What did Jimmy learn following his first night out?

5. Who managed to finally put an end to the Moredhel and how did they do it?

6. What struck Jimmy about the men at the next table in the Inn?

7. What did the clergy people reveal about what they had learned regarding the beast they had fought.

8. Why did Jimmy state that they "should have waited on the temples' pleasure"?

9. What are the views Jimmy harbors regarding the nobility?

10. Why did the witch tell the priest of the Pantathian serpent people to stop making signs? What stopped the serpent person from continuing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the organization of the Mockers. What would this kind of organization be called on Earth? What information leads you to this conclusion? Would an organization like the Mockers succeed in our world? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Jimmy the Hand throughout the novel. How does he adapt to the situation? What makes him seem a little less realistic as a person? What gives him depth as a character?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the novel as a whole. Where were the novel's weak points? Where was it strongest? What would you improve and how? Discuss the themes and plot twists as possibilities that need improving.

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