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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 Tristran do while on the cloud to get some assistance?

2. Who takes Primus's horses to the stable?

3. What does the unicorn do before the witch kills it?

4. How is Tristran injured during the commotion at the inn?

5. Why is the star angry that Tristran saved her life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Primus warn Tristran of while they ride together?

2. What do Tristran and Yvaine realize when Tristran returns from Wall?

3. How is Septimus killed?

4. How is Tristran saved from the poisoned ale?

5. What does the star say to Primus when he sees the topaz around her neck?

6. What does Tristran dream about after the star leaves him?

7. What are the three secrets Tristran is told after he wakes up in the woods?

8. In what condition does the witch want the star's heart, and why?

9. What allows the slave girl to be set free?

10. What happens when Tristran asks the woman with the bird for a ride to Wall?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the mysterious nature of this plot affect the progression, and which characters were most influential in maintaining this veil of mystery that was present in the plot?

Essay Topic 2

What was the challenge issued by the Lord of Stormhold to become the heir, and how did this challenge shape the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Septimus and the Lilim are two characters who exhibited some extreme anger. How did they react to this anger, and how were their lives affected by this extreme anger?

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