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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. Why would a ferret kill a man?

2. Who was supposed to train Verity in the Skill?

3. Who tells Fitz that Starling is jealous?

4. Who does Fitz hear as he gathers provisions from the dead army?

5. How is Verity when they find him?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 34 what does the narrator say about Verity and the Skill and what he had tried to do about the Red Ships?

2. What does Fitz do while Kettle and Verity sleep and what does Verity decide?

3. Who comes to visit Fitz often and what does she bring him?

4. In Chapter 29, what did the narrator say about something Kettle taught Fitz to give him protection from Skill?

5. What does Verity want to do even though the group is with him and why?

6. What happened when Fitz was overcome by Regal in the Skill?

7. What does Fitz do through Will in Chapter 40?

8. What happens in Chapter 39 when Fitz is fighting Will and Regal's army?

9. To where does the Skill road take the group in Chapter 33 and what do they find there?

10. How and why is Regal killed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Verity and Kettle sleep, and Fitz moves towards the dragon. Verity meets him there, and decides he must sacrifice Fitz as well as himself in order to save the Six Duchies and bring the dragon to life. Fitz gives his life to Verity to give to the dragon.

1. Compare Fitz's reaction and willingness to the girl on the dragon. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Do you think it is fair for Verity to ask yet another sacrifice of Fitz in order to save a land that hates him and believes him dead? Why or why not?

3. In some religions, laying down one's life for another, for a friend or for a cause is the greatest deed a person can do. Discuss what you believe about this value.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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