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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. About whom does the innkeeper ask?

2. What does Mat do after leaving Tylin's group?

3. Who is Bayle Domon?

4. What do Lan and Rand discover?

5. Why does Cadsuane slap Rand?

Short Essay Questions

1. What decisions does Elayne have to make with advice of Norry?

2. What does Rand hear about Far Madding and what are his plans for staying in the city?

3. What is Bethamin Zeami's goal and how is that difficult to achieve?

4. How does Mat save the Aes Sedai, Joline, from capture by the Seanchan?

5. How does Mat know the gholam is still in Ebou Dar and what do others think caused the killings?

6. Who betrays Rand and what does Rand do?

7. What has Birgitte been busy doing that Mellar reports?

8. What upsets Barsalla about the source-blocking device when he is meeting with Cadsuane?

9. What do the Far Madding guards do to swords of visitors who wish entry into the city?

10. What does Bethamin think of Tessi and how does Bethamin decide to treat Tessi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book.

Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think "Winter's Heart" is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you did not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 2

Elayne is one of the three women that Min saw in Rand's future, along with herself. The third is the Aiel woman, Aviendha.

Discuss the following: Why do you think Jordan has Rand romantically involved with three women? Does Rand's involvement with three women throughout the series add or subtract from the main story? Explain your reasoning. Do you think it is believable that the three women are willing to share Rand's affections? Why? Does it seem misogynistic of the author to have Rand involved with three women?

Essay Topic 3

As in many fantasy novels, magic is an inherent part of a few of the characters and can be wielded by other characters, though not as an inherent aspect of their nature.

Discuss the following:

1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the use of magic/channeling source in "Winter's Heart". Who possesses the ability to channel source as an inherent aspect of their nature? How does the inequality between those who can channel and those who can affect the plot of "Winter's Heart"?

2. Why do you think magic exists in so many fantasy novels? Do you think a novel can be "fantasy" without any magic as a part of the storyline? Why?

3. Would you desire to possess the ability to use magic if there were such a talent in our world? Why? What would be the advantages and disadvantages of possessing such an ability?

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