1. Eugenides survives the loss of his hand, but he almost dies afterwards from infected bites. What are some of the measures that ancient-world physicians could take to treat amputations, infections, and other serious ailments? After doing some research, write a report about your findings.

2. Draw a map of the lands of Attolia, Eddis, and Sounis and the adjacent sea.

Show mountain ranges, important rivers, the dystopia, and the cove and castle at Ephrata. Draw in the route the Eddisian soldiers took down the course of the Aracthus to Attolia.

3. The Queen of Eddis tells a story about Horreon, a goddess's son who lives at his forge deep within the Sacred Mountain. He needs a wife, but no one will marry him until Hespira is tricked into going to his cave. While she spends the winter there, her mother wanders the...