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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 part of Gont is East Port?

2. What type of spell does Ged find?

3. What does the man from the mountains believe about Duny?

4. Why does Ged run back home?

5. What does Duny produce to help the village?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is it significant that the shadow appears immediately after Ged has tried to help the dying child?

2. How do you think the Archmage's death changes Ged?

3. What do you think Ged will learn at wizard school that he cannot learn with Ogion?

4. What part has tradition, ancient artifacts, and ancient languages played in the story so far?

5. What do you think Ged could learn with Ogion that he could not learn at a wizard school?

6. Why do you think Jasper is so cruel to Ged?

7. Why do you think LeGuin's book harks back to the Middle Ages?

8. Why do you think Ged is so enthusiastic about going to Wizard School?

9. What negative aspects of Ged's character does the reader learn about in this chapter?

10. Why do you think Jasper and Ged become such enemies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, Ged has two choices--join the dark side or join the good side.

1) Who represents the good and dark sides in each part of the novel? What is each side working towards? Is Ged ever tempted to join the dark side?

2) Why do you think the Shadow appears? Does Le Guin foreshadow its presence? Is so, how?

3) What is it about Ged's character and upbringing that means he has to fight and defeat his darkside? Why do none of the other characters seem to have a similar problem?

Essay Topic 2

The Wizard of Earthsea is a children's book and as such is very different in style to that of an adult book.

1) How is the language Le Guin's uses different from the language she would use in an adult book. Does she use shorter sentences and shorter paragraphs. What kind of vocabulary does she use?

2) How do the themes reflect the problems of childhood and adulthood? For what age group is a Wizard of Earthsea aimed?

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the book discuss how Ged's personal journey makes a complete circle? Does he re-live similar situations? How does he react differently to them the second time round?

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