View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lasher?

2. Whose history do the Talmasca keep?

3. What is the building like in which Tessa is being held?

4. How does one reach Mary Jane's house?

5. Where is Ash's apartment where he is staying in Chapter Thirteen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ash do when he drives to Donnelaith and what does he hear?

2. What does Stuart say he realized about Tessa, what does Stuart say Tessa told him about Taltos, and why does he think she is a reincarnated being?

3. What are Marklin and Tommy discussing when they return to the Motherhouse, and how does Marklin feel about entering the house?

4. What does Mona have the habit of doing, and what does she tell Rowan?

5. What does Yuri tell Rowan and Michael about the Little People, and what does Rowan say is the first step?

6. What does Yuri tell Michael and Rowan Samuel said and why is Ash in the country?

7. What does Ash do when he meets Stuart, how does Stuart respond and where do they go?

8. What is Mona craving while pregnant, what does she fear and what does Mary Jane say about Mona's fears?

9. What does Ash say is the reason humans want to find a Taltos and what does Yuri say about someone who could bear a Taltos child?

10. What do Rowan and Michael find out about Mona's plans for her future?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of growth in Taltos. Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with growth? Why? What are some symbols of growth? Symbols of rigidity? What characters seem rigid?

2. Trace and analyze the theme of courage in Taltos. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess courage? Why?

3. Trace and analyze the theme of death in Taltos. Consider the death of whole races such as the Taltos or the Little People. Include the homicides that happen in Taltos.

Essay Topic 2

Taltos is one book in a series of novels involving the the Mayfair Witches. Discuss the following.

1. What are some advantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Use examples.

2. What are some disadvantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Use examples.

3. Do you prefer to read a standalone book, or a series of books with the same main characters? Explain your response.

4. Do you think it is easier or more difficult (or about the same) to write a standalone book versus one in a series? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Most fantasy novels, and in some sense, most novels, deal with the concept of good and evil. Discuss the following:

1. What are the forces allied with "good" in Taltos's world and what forces are allied with "evil"?

2. How does one distinguish good from evil? How is good distinguished from evil in Taltos's world?

3. Is there a universal consensus on what constitutes good or evil? Why or why not?

4. Do you generally agree with the ideas of good and evil in Taltos? Why or why not?

5. What are several examples of good and evil in your culture? Do you agree with these ideas? Why or why not?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,097 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample