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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. Who is the last person Harry faces in the trials?

2. What does Amelia tell Harry concerning Harry's friends?

3. When Harry's friends join her of what do they speak?

4. What do Harry and the others discuss in the Residency?

5. What does Harry plan to do after breakfast one morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Corlath ask from the Homelanders, and what is their response?

2. What does Jack discover about Harry during a dinner conversation?

3. What does Harry do after breakfast, who befriends her and what does Corlath do to prepare her for the rest of the journey?

4. Why is Mathin a rider and why is he training Harry?

5. What does Harry do after dinner, and what does Corlath think as he looks at Harry?

6. What does King Corlath look like, and what kind of mood is he in when the girls arrive at the residence?

7. What does Mathin tell Harry about Forloy, and what does Harry realize about her knowledge of Hill culture?

8. What is Corlath feeling as he leaves the Residency, and what is having to do as he is leaving and why?

9. Why is Richard worried about Harry and how does she settle in her new home?

10. What happens with Harry as the group travels and what does she realize about her home with Sir Charles and Lady Amelia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. Trace and analyze the theme of growth in "The Blue Sword". 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 "The Blue Sword". Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to possess courage? Why?

3. Trace and analyze the theme of death in "The Blue Sword". Consider the death of Harry's old life as well as the death of the members of the army killed in action.

Essay Topic 2

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in "The Blue Sword"? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in "The Blue Sword", including why you believe it is foreshadowing. Include examples from the book to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from "The Blue Sword" and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Harry is in some ways a larger-than-life heroine. Despite incredible odds, she comes out on top, such as winning the laprun or destroying the Northern army. Discuss the following:

1. Does having a larger-than-life heroine make that person less of a hero? In other words, which is more admirable--a hero who ultimately always "lands on her feet," or one who strives against impossible odds and doesn't succeed?

2. Does a character have to be successful in order to be a hero? Explain your answer.

3. Choose one other character besides Harry who you might call a hero/heroine and explain why you choose that person.

4. Does every work of fiction have to have a hero? Explain your answer.

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