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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. Who does Fitz meet in a town he goes to for news?

2. For what does Fitz use his earring?

3. What do Chade and Burrich encourage Fitz to drink?

4. What is the old children's rhyme about that the narrator describes?

5. For where are the prisoners in the cage in Chapter 8 bound?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason did Kettricken consult Fitz on their journey in the mountains and what did she ask him to do? What was his response to her request?

2. In Chapter 7 what does Farrow say about Lady Patience and her work?

3. Why does Fitz decide to go into a town, what does he do to prepare, who does he meet and what do they ask him?

4. What did the narrator say about the Mountain Kingdom in Chapter 23?

5. What does Fitz decide he must do after he becomes human again, and how does he feel about Burrich and Chade? What does he think about Queen Kettricken and not saving her?

6. In Chapter 15, what does the narrator tell of Kettricken and her search for her husband?

7. According to the narrator, what is the geography and industry of Buck Duchy?

8. What do the others do to help Fitz as they travel?

9. What does the narrator explain in Chapter 6 about minstrels?

10. What does Fitz explain to Chade about Verity and what does Chade ask him to do? What is Fitz's response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrator explains the magic of Wit, that bonds a human with an animal. The bond is only between a specific animal and a specific human, and they have become brothers or pack members.

1. Discuss the advantages a person might have if she/he had the magic of Wit. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. What types of immoral uses might an unscrupulous person use of the magic the Wit? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. If the Wit was a magic that existed in the United States in the twenty-first century, what types of laws and regulations do you think would arise surrounding its use?

Essay Topic 2

Surrounded by an old woman, a man who has been a jester and who now makes toys, and two women, Nighteyes and Fitz seem to be going into this fight as the only warriors. Only hope and belief in the power of good over evil carries the reader into the next and most critical chapters of the novel.

1. Based on what you have seen of Queen Kettricken in Assassin's Quest, would you think she would not be called a warrior? Why or why not? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Although the Fool was the King's jester, it was obvious that in secret he is something else and the king loved and respected him. Why do you think the Fool keeps his abilities hidden? Discuss what kind of character a person would have that he would be willing to be known as a Fool for the sake of the greater good, yet obviously is a very intelligent and capable person.

3. Do you believe in real life hope and the belief in the power of good have any real effect on a person's life? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

When Fitz returns to his cabin, three Forged Ones are there. A fight breaks out, and although Fitz kills one, he is frozen with fear and barely escapes, using his wolf abilities to hide.

1. Discuss what you think Fitz might be feeling to be so frightened when once he was a strong warrior. Use examples from the text to support your answer.

2. Do you think once a courageous person has lost his nerve he can ever regain it? Why or why not? Use examples to support your answer.

3. Outline in detail, with explanations, the steps you think someone could take to overcome fear.

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