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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what part of Iffish does Ged go?
(a) Southreach
(b) Northreach
(c) Westreach
(d) Eastreach

2. What does one village tell him?
(a) That they have seen him walking on water
(b) That they know his real name
(c) That he will soon die
(d) That he is evil

3. Where does Ged dock his boat next?
(a) Southern Hands
(b) Northern Hands
(c) Eastern Hands
(d) Western Hands

4. What has Ged lost?
(a) His spell book
(b) His staff
(c) His memory
(d) Otak

5. What does Ged do the next day after the villagers suggest he leaves?
(a) He hides in the mountains
(b) He leaves
(c) He casts a spell over the village
(d) He goes for a walk

Short Answer Questions

1. Why won't Ged's spells work?

2. Which port does the ship sail into on the way to Havnor?

3. How does Ged help the couple before he leaves?

4. What does the seller ask for in return for the boat?

5. Whose point of view does Le Guin switch to when Ged fights the Shadow?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ged know he is going in the right direction?

2. What do you think Otak's death symbolizes?

3. What is significant about the reintroduction of Vetch?

4. How is it important to the story that Ged's mother died during his early childhood?

5. Why do you think the Shadow runs away after Ged tries to grab it?

6. Why do you think Ged decides magic is not everything?

7. What does it say about Vetch and Ged's friendship that Ged is drawn to the village even before he meets his friend?

8. How does Ged's reaction to the town's celebration show a change in his character?

9. Do you think Ged achieves everything in his life he wanted to do?

10. Is it significant that Ged turns into a hawk?

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