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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 happens to the Tuatha'an?

2. Who is the person Nynaeve is observing in the Panarch's Palace?

3. How does Emond's Field manage to triumph over the trollocs?

4. Of what does Couladin accuse Mat and Rand?

5. Why is Egeanin interested in Aes Sedai?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Wise Ones discipline Egwene and why does this confuse Rand and Mat?

2. What excuse does Elaida use to depose Siuan, and how is Elaida being unwittingly manipulated?

3. What makes it easier for Leane and Siuan to disguise themselves when they escape the White Tower?

4. What does Verin say about the effect of Perrin being ta'veren and what is his response?

5. What greatly piques Egeanin's interest in Nynaeve and Elayne?

6. How do Faile and Perrin reconcile?

7. What is Padan Fain's connection to Mat, Perrin and Rand?

8. Who is the source of the trolloc infestation and why?

9. What explanation does Verin give Perrin for her presence in Two Rivers and what are Perrin's thoughts about it?

10. What does Rand think about the peddler caravan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jordan synchronizes the action in four chapters by inserting the earthquake that Rand causes into each separate part of the story. Discuss the following:

Does Jordan's technique of showing the impact of the earthquake which Rand causes in four places help tie the story together? Why or why not?

Discuss the impact of the earthquake in each of the four settings in which it is experienced.

Do you think this earthquake is a foreshadowing of something in the future? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The concept of honor is important to many of the cultures and characters in Jordan's Wheel of Time series. One people, the Aiel, have a very complicated system based on honor, the violation of which entails "toh." Discuss the following:

Describe the Aiel system of honor and the concept of toh.

Besides the Aiel, who else in Shadow Rising values his/her honor? Why? Give examples.

Why do you think honor is such an important concept in THE SHADOW RISING? The Whitecloaks often violate their honor when they should value it greatly. How do they violate the concept of honor? Give examples and discuss fully.

Essay Topic 3

The Seanchan are a people from across the seas who have returned as prophesized for the Last Battle. Rather than honoring women who can channel, they enslave them and consider them animals. Discuss the following:

Discuss and analyze the Seanchan attitude about men and women who can channel. What happens to men who can channel? Women who can channel?

Do you think it is just for the Seanchan to enslave women who can channel?

What is hypocritical about what the Seanchan do with women who can channel?

Why are the Seanchan bent on conquering this continent?

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