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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 color are the tunics of those who are on the Home Guard and are talking in the room where Abby is brought?

2. Abby is upset about the Wizard's response because she sees him as killing her _________.

3. What does the Wizard use in order to begin to show others the symbols which are to be explained?

4. The people in line are told to remember that their needs may not outweigh the needs of the ________________.

5. While waiting to see the wizard, Abby not only prays for __________, but that the wizards would help her.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Abby know that the woman who opens up the gate is a sorceress, even before the old woman tells her?

2. What does Abby say of the First Wizard when she is being consoled by the Mother Confessor outside of the chambers?

3. What did Panis Rahl do the family of the First Wizard in order to try to kill him via their pain?

4. Why doesn't Abby simply go home instead of waiting for hours to see the wizard as she is doing so at the start of the story?

5. Why does Abby's bracelet begin to warm her skin when she is waiting in line to see the wizards?

6. What is the purpose of the shadow people that Panis Rahl is using in the war, according to the Mother Confessor?

7. When an old woman asks Abby about what is in her bag, what does Abby tell the woman in reply?

8. What was the tactic of 'dulling the enemies' weapons' that Abby describes as being the situation in her own village?

9. What is the warning the sorceress gives to Abby and to the nobleman before they enter the room with the First Wizard?

10. How does Abby show the sorceress that her mother was a sorceress as well when she is admitted to see the Wizards?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Abby is bringing with her a bone to symbolize a debt which must be repaid, although she does not know what this means.

Part 1: Do you think that all debts must be repaid in full?

Part 2: Why do you think Abby was not told the full story of the bone and the debt to which it refers?

Part 3: Do you think that it's fair to ask someone else to pay for a debt that you owe?

Essay Topic 2

The First Wizard draws the world of the dead in his instructions to Thomas, which causes Thomas to cite this as madness.

Part 1: Why do you think the idea of bringing death into the conflict could be seen as madness?

Part 2: Why do you think Thomas seems to be unsure of what the First Wizard is speaking?

Part 3: Do you ever think death is the answer to problems?

Essay Topic 3

The debt of bones has connected Abby to Zedd, according to Zedd.

Part 1: Why do you think there is a connection between Zedd and Abby in this book, beyond the debt?

Part 2: Do you think that repaying the debt with the help of someone else will instantly connect you to this helper?

Part 3: How do you think the connection between Zedd and Abby helps them in their quest?

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