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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 do the women in the boat blame as the reason that they have to flee?

2. When Richard says that the people are free to choose what side they are on, what does he say that they must be ready to do?

3. What group approaches Richard as he is walking down the street when he is accosted by two D'Haran men?

4. Who interviews people on the streets about the Mother Confessor?

5. Who does Tobias find skinned alive where the prisoners were supposed to be held in his camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tobias decided that the Creator is the dream walker?

2. Why do the Sisters of the Dark want Richard to die?

3. Why are none of the Sisters able to get close to the prelate ring?

4. How did Richard become the next Lord Rahl?

5. How is the housekeeper described in Chapter 21?

6. Why does Gratch watch the woods while sitting with Richard on the steps?

7. Why does Tobias kill the duke?

8. Why do men on the boat leer at the Sisters of the Dark?

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

10. Where were the six former Sisters of the Light forced to flee the Palace?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Goodkind uses more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two themes about loss in the book, then cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Kahlan is described as the Mother Confessor. What does this role involve? How does this relate to the roles of other characters? What is her relationship to Richard? How is she like other women in the book? How is she different?

Essay Topic 3

Blood of the Fold is written primarily in the third-persona and omniscient point of view. Is this point of view more or less effective than telling the story from the first-person perspective of Richard?

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