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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 are Juilin and Thom posing as?

2. What has happened in Two Rivers that concerns Tallanvor?

3. Who does Egwene go to tell what she learns in the White Tower?

4. What creatures attack Rand and Aviendha?

5. How does Rand destroy the darkhounds?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the situation about the gift exchange between Rand and Aviendha.

2. What do the Shaido do in Taien and how do they violate ji'e'toh?

3. Who attacks Aviendha and Rand and how do the Maidens of the Shield respond?

4. What happens when Nynaeve, Elayne, Juilin and Thom ride out of Tarabon?

5. Describe how Elayne, Nynave, Thom, and Juilin find a safe means to travel.

6. How does Egwene and Nynaeve obtain information about Elaida's actions?

7. Describe the attack from the Shadowspawn.

8. What is the sickness that has overcome many of the Aiel?

9. Who does Rand meet when he returns to his quarters and what does she want?

10. Why are the Maidens of the Shield carrying dolls?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wise Ones of the Aiel are similar to Aes Sedai in that they are able to wield the one power. Discuss one of the following:

Compare/contrast Wise Ones to Aes Sedai.

Would you rather join the ranks of the Wise Ones or Aes Sedai if you knew you could channel? Explain fully.

All Wise Ones are not good, nor are all Aes Sedai good. What are the increased dangers of those who can channel being darkfriends versus just normal human beings? Why do you think there are there more black Ajah than Wise Ones who have gone over to the Dark Lord?

Essay Topic 2

Jordan treats the world of dreams as an actual world where what happens there can impact people when not in the dream world; for example, if one is killed in the dream world, they are dead in "real life." Discuss one of the following:

Describe and analyze the interactions between Moghedien and Nynaeve/Elayne in THE FIRES OF HEAVEN.

Describe and analyze Tel'Aran'Rhiod and how it impacts the plot in THE FIRES OF HEAVEN.

Why do you think Jordan includes the world of Tel'Aran'Rhiod in his Wheel of Time series?

Essay Topic 3

Though it is not a part of THE FIRES OF HEAVEN, the readers are given enough information to learn that Rand A'Thor was, up until a short time ago, a shepherd in a small village in Two Rivers. Discuss the following:

How do you think Rand has changed from who he was before Moiraine comes to his village to the Rand he is in THE FIRES OF HEAVEN?

Why do you think Jordan chooses a young, unknown man to be the hero of the series?

How would the book have been different if Rand had been a prince?

How would the book have been different if the Dragon Reborn had been a female?

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