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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 does Richard want to travel through the Wizard's Keep with only one person?

2. What Wizard rule is passion rules reason?

3. Inside the Wizard's Keep, who does Richard meet?

4. Who tells Verna that she has been convicted of being a Sister of the Dark?

5. Who is Annalina traveling with when she encounters an army of D'Haran men?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Richard help the Sisters of the Dark against Jagang?

2. Why is it hard to get into the Wizard's Keep?

3. Why does Holly go out to play instead of helping her grandmother?

4. Why does Jagang want the Palace of Prophets?

5. How does Richard realize that the duchess' attack on him is related to magic?

6. What does Tobias confess to his sister about the Creator in Chapter 36?

7. How is Jagang able to control the Sisters of the Dark when they release their magic?

8. How does Jagang force the Sisters of the Dark to satisfy the desires of his men?

9. How does the housekeeper help Verna escape from her cell?

10. How does Merissa plant the seed of doubt about Richard in Kahlan's mind?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Blood of the Fold is particularly effective in conveying meaning through powerful imagery. Powerful imagery to establish connections in the minds of readers with the story's characters and plot. Imagery is the picture we form in our minds of the story we read. It can involve, visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, kinetic, and kinesthetic. Goodkind uses these imagery to translate words into a visual story that we can see and participate in within our minds. Describe the use of imagery in this novel.

Essay Topic 2

Goodkind constantly brings up metaphors and imagery associated with strength. Give 3 examples of how strength is portrayed and characters who unexpectedly show great confidence.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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