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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 is Richard's pet's name?

2. Who goes and rapes the wife while the hostage husband is killed?

3. What were the people that were in the graves wrapped up in by the undertakers?

4. Who does Verna go to see in the vaults?

5. Who receives an invitation to come to the Confessor's Palace by invitation of Master Rahl?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lunetta gain control of the duchess?

2. What horror awaits Tobias when he enters the area where the old woman and her granddaughter were imprisoned?

3. Why did Tobias insist on getting a coin from Richard?

4. Why does Tobias slap the face of the dead hunter?

5. Why does Richard insist that the Mord-Sith stay with him and not let him be alone with the Duchess?

6. Why does Tobias detain the old woman and her granddaughter from the streets of Aydindril?

7. How is Galtero's evil ways revealed in Chapter 19?

8. Why is Richard forced to fight to protect the lands?

9. Why does Tobias kill the duke?

10. What is the significance of the journey book that Verna finds?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power plays a significant role in the book. Goodkind refers to the power games of the Sisters of the Dark versus the Sisters of the Light. Discuss the use of politics in the novel. How does politics influence the actions of the main characters of Richard, Zedd, Kahlan, Verna, Jagang, and others? Also, examine the use of politics in relationships.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book Blood of the Fold? Cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The Keeper appears as a Satan-like figure that reigns over hell. Discuss the use of the Keeper in the book. Does Goodkind's portrayal of the Keepermatch your own concept or the concept taught through religion and myth? What kind of powers does the Keeper have? What is your concept of hell in a religious or mythical context?

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