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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 was supposed to train Verity in the Skill?

2. Why would a ferret kill a man?

3. Who does Fool go?

4. Who does Starling bring to live with Fitz?

5. Why does Nighteyes come to get Fitz when he is with Starling?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator explain about the Wit in Chapter 32?

2. Where does Fool follow Fitz, what does he ask and then what happens? What is Fitz's response?

3. What does Fitz hear as he and Nighteyes are gathering supplies from the dead army?

4. What happens with Queen Kettricken after Verity saves the kingdom, with the Fool and with Chade?

5. What can Fitz see as far as Verity and the Queen is concerned?

6. What does Kettle tell Fitz, what does she ask Verity and what ends up happening about her request?

7. What did Kettricken tell Fitz about Starling in Chapter 29?

8. What does Fitz reflect upon and what do he and Nighteyes do? How does Fitz feel about all that has happened?

9. What type of animal did the group see when they crossed some stream in their journey?

10. What does the narrator say about the progress of the Red Ships in Chapter 37 and what does Regal do about them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fitz and Starling begin talking and mending their friendship, but then Starling tries to get him to make love to her. Fitz cannot, because of his love for Molly, and Starling is once again angry with him.

1. Discuss the issues that cloud a friendship between two people who are attracted to the gender of the other person, e.g. a straight male with a straight female, a gay male with a gay male or a lesbian traveling with a lesbian.

2. How would the issues from question one become more difficult when traveling in a small group which is constantly in danger? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. Do you think Fitz and Starling's problems with getting along is also an issue in the modern day military? Why or why not?

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

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?

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