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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. How were people Chosen?

2. Where did Wil and Amberle tie their possessions to on Artaq?

3. Where did Wil and Amberle sleep the first night?

4. Where would they find Amberle?

5. Who had killed all the druids?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Wil not bring Eretria with him?

2. What did Wil do that he was not supposed to have done?

3. What had happened to the Reaper?

4. What sensation does Wil get within his dreams that makes him uncomfortable?

5. What promise did Wil solicit from the young elven boy?

6. What had Brona done?

7. What was the reason for the block when Wil attempted to use the stones?

8. What does the beautiful Rover, Eretria want with Wil?

9. What strange thing happened to Wil?

10. Why can't Allanon be the one to guide the elven girl, Amberle, to Safehold and the Bloodfire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Stor's only accepting Gnomes to be healers. How does this effectively limit the applicants to strictly gnomes and therefore create a stagnation of talent and abilities? Refute or support that statement using three sources not including the Elfstones of Shannara.

Essay Topic 2

Although Amberle initially is mad at Allanon and Wil for bringing her back to Arborlon, she makes a supreme sacrifice by becoming the very thing she was afraid of. Why was she afraid of the Ellcrys? What dispelled this fear? Would this fear be likely to occur again if Amberle-Ellcrys were to require a Chosen protege? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Briefly, this book discusses financial transactions over human lives in the sale of Eretria. How does this make you feel? Why is that? Do you think Eretria would have had a better life with her father than with the Rovers? Why or why not?

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