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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 possession does Grand Elder Gherland consider to be his most precious in Chapter 2?

2. What is Chapter 24's title?

3. The narrator states in Chapter 18, "Knowledge, in its essence, was" what (143)?

4. What does Xan claim is dangerous in Chapter 14?

5. For how long has Zosimos been dead, according to the narrator in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Antain's first five years as an Elder-in-Training in Chapter 6?

2. What happens when Luna turns five years old?

3. What does Grand Elder Gherland advise his nephew to do in Chapter 6?

4. What is the narrator's lesson about bravery in the story about the Witch in Chapter 8?

5. Why does Antain want to speak with the madwoman in the Tower?

6. What are some of the vague memories that Luna begins to develop when she is 11 years old?

7. What is the purpose of the Day of Sacrifice?

8. How has Luna changed when she awakens after Xan's spell in Chapter 14?

9. What does Luna do while in one of the Free Cities in Chapter 9? How does Xan deal with the situation?

10. From whose perspective is Chapter 20 related? To whom is this narrator speaking?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and analyze the character of Luna in the novel. Where is Luna from? What are Luna's main objectives in the story? What obstacles does she overcome to reach those objectives?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the setting of the Protectorate in The Girl Who Drank the Moon. How populated is this city-state? How is it governed? How is the appearance of the city described?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Council of Elders. Who leads the Council? What role does the Council play in the Protectorate? What is Antain's association with the Council?

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