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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 takes Brekke to Ista?

2. Where do Jaxom and Ruth spend the night after locating D'ram?

3. Who brings Jaxom breakfast the day after he locates D'ram?

4. How is Robinton traveling to the cove?

5. What is the first thing that Jaxom is given to drink using a reed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ruth tell Jaxom when he asks him if he would like to fly Path?

2. After Stupid eats all the grass in the area, how is more grass obtained for him?

3. Why at the beginning of Chapter 13, does Ruth wonder if Jaxom feels better?

4. Why is Jaxom worried about Ruth's maturity?

5. What does Jaxom remember about his and Ruth's arrival at the cove after they fought Thread?

6. Who brings dragons at the last minute to the rising of Caylith at Ista?

7. Why do the dragonriders want land in the South?

8. Why is Mirrim touchy when she and Menolly bring Jaxom breakfast the day after he locates D'ram?

9. How does Jaxom feel about Sharra?

10. In what ways is Stupid a clever beast?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why it was so important that the dragonriders not seek vengeance for the theft of Ramoth's egg. What would the repercussions have been if they had tried to seek vengeance?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the relationship between dragon and rider and how this bond affects their lives. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Ruth to other dragons on Pern. Use examples from the book.

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