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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 does Master Namer teach him?
2. What part of Gont is East Port?
3. What is the name of the ship in which Ged travels to Roke?
4. Who arrives to cast away Ged's spell
5. Whose spirit does Ged raise?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Ged overcompensate for his mistakes?
2. Is it significant that characters can deplete the powers of both wizards and dragons by saying their real names?
3. Is it significant that the shadow appears immediately after Ged has tried to help the dying child?
4. How is pride proving Ged's biggest obstacle?
5. What do you think Ged could learn with Ogion that he could not learn at a wizard school?
6. Why do you think Ged is so enthusiastic about going to Wizard School?
7. How do you think the Archmage's death changes Ged?
8. What does Ged running away from the Shadow symbolize?
9. Why do you think Jasper and Ged become such enemies?
10. Why do you think it is important for Ged to have a nemesis like Jasper?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Wizard of Earthsea was written in 1968, a year after the summer of love and consequently communicates some of the concerns of that period. Choose one of the following ideas from the book and discuss how they reflect the concerns of sixties culture.
1) Good vs evil
2) Friendship and adventure in preference to shutting yourself away from the world.
3) The importance of tradition.
Essay Topic 2
The Wizard of Earthsea is part of a series of novels about the Earthsea world. Knowing what you know about the fantasy genre and this book discuss what you think the other novels will be about. What themes will Le Guin use? Will she use any characters from this book? Will she develop any of the characters from this book?
Essay Topic 3
What do you think would have happened to Ged if the shadow had defeated him? Does Le Guin hint at what this alternative life would be like?
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