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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. Who does Ged say won the fight?

2. What does Yarrow feel about Ged's future?

3. Where does Vetch find Ged after he has fought the shadow?

4. What is the woman's name?

5. What tells Ged he is heading in the right direction?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does it symbolize that Ged cannot get back to Roke?

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

4. Why do you think Ged decides magic is not everything?

5. What is significant about the reintroduction of Vetch?

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

7. Why do you think Ged is initially reluctant to allow his friend to come with him?

8. In what way does Ged show he is still not mature enough to defeat the Shadow?

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

10. At what point in this chapter does Ged show his increasing maturity?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick one of the following themes from the story and discuss how it contributes to the story's meaning.

1) Pride.

2) Coming of Age

3) Friendship

Essay Topic 2

The Wizard of Earthsea was written in 1968, a year after the summer of love and consequently communicates some of the concerns of that period. Choose one of the following ideas from the book and discuss how they reflect the concerns of sixties culture.

1) Good vs evil

2) Friendship and adventure in preference to shutting yourself away from the world.

3) The importance of tradition.

Essay Topic 3

The Wizard of Earthsea is part of a series of novels about the Earthsea world. Knowing what you know about the fantasy genre and this book discuss what you think the other novels will be about. What themes will Le Guin use? Will she use any characters from this book? Will she develop any of the characters from this book?

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