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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 Chade do when Fitz refuses him?

2. What does the emblem on the back of Fitz's clothes look like?

3. What does Burrich tell Fitz about once Fitz is able to find Burrich?

4. Which of the following characters takes charge of Fitz after he is dropped off?

5. How does Fitz describe the character of Molly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Fitz beseech Lady Grace to counsel her husband about?

2. What happens to the towns as a result of the lack of a royal decree?

3. How does Chade feel about Patience's arrival at the keep and what does he share with FItz about Patience?

4. What does Fitz learn to do as he tries to survive in the town of Buckkeep?

5. What does Chade speak about wistfully and what realization does this allow Fitz to realize about Chade?

6. What does Fitz learn about Chivalry that surprises him?

7. Who, where and why is Fitz dropped off?

8. How does Fitz feel about Chade's challenge and what is Fitz's response?

9. On the day before Fitz's tenth birthday, who sees Fitz and who does this person counsel to make something out of Fitz before it is too late?

10. Who takes charge of Fitz after he is dropped off and where does Fitz go to live?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What special abilities does Fitz possess? Do you think these gifts are real or fictional? How do these gifts affect Fitz in his life? How do they affect other characters?

Essay Topic 2

In what way do Patience and Fitz relate? How did Patience's feelings in regard to Fitz change throughout the novel? Were these changes for the better or worse? Were they justified? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How does Fitz's skill with animals help him throughout the novel? In what ways does this skill hurt him throughout the novel? Which character is most concerned about this particular skill of Fitz's and why?

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