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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Vetch worried about when he finds Ged?
(a) That Ged cannot talk
(b) That the Ged he has found is actually the shadow
(c) That they do not know the way back home.
(d) That Ged is going to die

2. Who does Ged find on the island?
(a) Master Changer
(b) The Shadow
(c) Jasper
(d) Ogion

3. How does Ged help the villagers?
(a) He provides them with healthier air
(b) He helps them with their personal needs
(c) He provides them them with larger boats
(d) He provides them with cleaner water

4. How does Ged reward the man for giving him the boat?
(a) Cures his cataract
(b) Cures his insanity
(c) Gives him an endless supply of cigarettes
(d) Finds him a wife

5. What was Ged's Shadow's name?
(a) Ogion
(b) His mother's name
(c) His own name
(d) Yarrow

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Benderesk conjure to chase Ged and Serrett?

2. Why does Ged tell Vetch to row?

3. Why are the couple on the island?

4. What is the final island Ged and Vetch visit?

5. Who do the ancient birds kill?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think chasing the shadow takes away some of its power?

2. Why does LeGuin change the point of view from Ged to Ogion?

3. How is the couple's refusal to leave the island comparative to Ged's need to move on?

4. Why does Pechvarry act so negatively towards Ged?

5. Has Ged completed a full circle of his life?

6. Do you think Ged achieves everything in his life he wanted to do?

7. Why does Ged seek security at Roke and not in his hometown in Gont?

8. What does it show that Ged respects the couple's decision to stay on the island?

9. What does Ged learn from his confrontation with Skiorh?

10. What is significant about the reintroduction of Vetch?

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