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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 has Zedd gone to Addie's house?

2. Where does Sister Margaret do with the knowledge she has?

3. What scares Addie the most of all that Zedd tells her?

4. How does Richard refer to himself to Verna?

5. How does Richard feel about what Kahlan says to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is clutching a doll and trying to tell her father something in Chapter 1? What is she trying to get her father to do?

2. What does Zedd take out of his pocket in Chapter 4 and what does he do with it?

3. What does Kahlan decide to do about the boys she's been following?

4. What does Zedd tell his two companions to do about the screeling?

5. In Chapter 5, what does Margret see and what does Nathan say about it?

6. What does Richard see when trying to focus on the magic lesson Verna is giving him? What does he tell Verna about it?

7. What do the three women who accost Richard say and what happens when he interacts with them?

8. What attacks Richard and what does he do with it?

9. What does Kahlan find when she follows the trail of the army that slaughtered so many?

10. Who does Zedd find in the crowd after taking care of the screeling and what does she tell him? What does Zedd ask her and what is her response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Though many readers think of fantasy as solely entertainment, much can be learned from studying the themes of any fantasy novel. Discuss the following:

1. Discuss and analyze the theme of honor as it occurs throughout the book.

2. Discuss and analyze the theme of destiny as it occurs throughout the book.

3. Discuss and analyze the theme of courage as it occurs throughout the book.

Essay Topic 2

In Stone of Tears, there seems to be more individuals and groups who are not trustworthy than are. Discuss one of the following:

1. Name two groups/factions/individuals who are untrustworthy and analyze their actions and impact upon the plot throughout Stone of Tears.

2. Name two groups/factions/individuals who are trustworthy and analyze their actions and impact upon the plot throughout Stone of Tears.

3. Who do you think Richard trusts in this book and is his trust well founded? Who does he mistrust and why? Give specific examples.

Essay Topic 3

Richard has been unable to accept all the different parts of himself. It will be this refusal that keeps him trapped for much of the story. Richard is not unusual. All people have different parts and faces, in private and public.

1. Discuss the reasons you think Richard would have difficulty accepting the different parts of himself. Use examples from the text to support your answer.

2. Discuss the different Richards you have seen in this novel and the differences and similarities between the different parts. Use examples from the text to support your answer.

3. Disscuss the different faces and parts you have in your own life. For example, who you are at school, at home, at church, in a job. Include in your discussion the ways that you are able and unable to integrate those various faces you have and the similarities between them and Richard's different parts.

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