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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 was the only thing in Arutha's thoughts?

2. After what situation did Jimmy feel he should be carrying the distillation?

3. What was the name of the popular brothel in Krondor?

4. What did Jimmy notice had been out of the ordinary?

5. What did Jimmy realize the men were?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the being that took Jack lie?

2. What was the extent of negotiations?

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

4. What images did Jimmy have going through his mind?

5. How did Gardan know where to look for the Prince?

6. What was the plan to throw the Moredhel off Arutha's trail?

7. Who had been the intended target and how was it that Laughing Jack managed to be alive?

8. What revelation added double meaning to the Princes' remark that himself and Jimmy were already friends?

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

10. How had Arutha and Anita gotten to know each other?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Arutha's relationship with his brothers. How is this bond stronger than any other? How does it have its difficulties? If you have siblings, do you have a similar or completely different relationship with your brother(s)/sister(s)? What elements lend it its difference?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the overall theme of good versus evil throughout the novel. Was there any clear indication that good would win? Why or why not? Is this a clever element to a story or not? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Murad and the Dark Brothers. What do you suppose is the author's reason for not giving them substantial motivations, or at least, motivations that have been made evident to the reader? Can you think of any possible motivations that they might have? Why these ones?

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