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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. In what sea is the island located

2. What does Ged want to study?

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

4. Who shows Ged around the Wizard school?

5. How does Ged kill the first dragon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do you think the differences are between a town witch and a wizard?

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

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

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

5. Why is it significant that Vetch tells Ged his real name?

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

7. Why do you think Duny receives his new name on his 13th birthday?

8. Why is it important Ged has a good friend like Vetch?

9. What do you think the shadow represents to Ged?

10. What does Le Guin show about Ged's character when he is looking for the school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ged builds some lasting friendships, but he also makes enemies. One of these enemies is Jasper. Discuss the importance of Jasper as a character. What purpose does he serve in the story? How is he important to Ged's development? Why do you think Le Guin does not bring him him back to the story.

Essay Topic 2

The world of Earthsea consists of a series of islands such as Roke, Gont, and Osskil.

1) Take one of the islands in the book and describe its layout and population. What is the main industry? What is the landscape? What kind of food do they eat? Do you think they resemble any real countries?

2) Why do you think Le Guin makes her world up of islands? How does it affect the characters' actions and behavior? How do you think the novel would be different if it was set in one country?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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