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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 Starling tell Fitz?

2. What does Verity force Fitz to do when he is roaming away from his body?

3. Who does Fitz dream of in the night at the end of chapter 14?

4. Why does Nighteyes leave Fitz?

5. For whom did Chivalry abdicate the throne?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. What did the Queen decide about Fitz's daughter and how did he feel? Why did he give into it?

7. What does Fitz feel he is half of and how is Burrich dealing with Fitz's feelings?

8. Who is Chade Fallstar and why does he anger Regal? What does Regal do about him?

9. 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?

10. To what does Fitz listen as he is sleeping and what does he learn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Verity is found. But rather than being the answer to all their problems, he raises new questions. The group of weary travelers are at the end of their quest, but at the beginning of entirely new challenges.

1. Often people look forward to a certain event as something they believe will solve all their problems. Discuss how you believe the group's mental and emotional states are affected by finding out that the person in whom they placed all their hopes may not be able to help. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. If one thinks of running a marathon and then, at the end of a grueling race, finding out he/she must run another ten miles, it would seem that those ten miles would be impossible. This is a metaphor for what has happened to the travelers. They are now faced, not with answers, but more challenges. Discuss ways in which you think the group can support each other to face these challenges. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. What do you think the new challenges are that the travelers must face? Do you see the new problems as being more difficult to solve then the ones they have encountered on the journey? How does their journey correspond with the idea of the "journey of life?"

Essay Topic 2

One of the common elements of fantasy is the presence of some sort of magic. Discuss the following:

1. What sort of cultural problems do you think the United States would have if it were suddenly discovered that one percent of its population possessed magical abilities similar to the Wit or the Skill?

3. Would you want to part of the one percent of the population that possesses magical abilities? Why or why not?

4. Do you think most people would use their magical abilities for good or evil? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

In Assassin's Quest, there seems to be more individuals/groups who are not trustworthy than are: Discuss one of the following:

1. Name two groups/factions/individuals who are untrustworthy and analyze their actions and impact upon the plot throughout Assassin's Quest.

2. Name two groups/factions/individuals who are trustworthy and analyze their actions and impact upon the plot throughout Assassin's Quest.

3. Who do you think Fitz trusts in this book, and is his trust well founded? Who does he mistrust and why? Give specific examples.

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