Challenge 829

Marking Cards

In L. S. Popovich’s Two Paths:
1. What, exactly, is Izzalia trying to do? Why does Remera envision her as extremely angry? What seems to be Virgil’s role?
2. Does Remema appear to tell Riku the whole story of the Fjord? What seems to persuade Riku to side with Remera?
In David Brookes’ Follow the Sun Underground:
1. What quality of tequila does Ix have? What might its significance be?
2. What impels Ix to re-enact an ancient ritual? Does he parody the original rite, or does he simply do the best he can?
3. Why does Ix choose the remotest possible monument for his ceremony? What risks might he be taking, deep in the jungle at night?
In Socorro Venegas’ The Giant and the Moon:
1. Candelaria and her parents are poor, but are they destitute?
2. Does Candelaria go willingly in search of her father or is she sent on the mission?
3. What is the significance of Candelaria’s empty bottle? What might be the significance of the giant and moon image?
In Susanne Thomas’s Finding Direction, how might Isbella and Soros feel about the Magicians’ Guild sending them, as initiates, on a mission that the Guild members themselves can’t accomplish?
In Silvia E. Hines’ Science and Derision, what is the meaning of Tanya’s Tarot card? Has Benny converted from science to what he used to consider superstition, or do he and Tanya have a successful “interfaith marriage”?