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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 does the Wizard use in order to begin to show others the symbols which are to be explained?

2. The old lady in front of Abby tells Abby that there are people in the city who will sell a __________ such as the woman thinks Abby needs.

3. The robes of a sorceress had _______ and red beads emblazoned on them around the collar.

4. What does Abby pull out of her sack after the Wizard tells her that she can not have her request be granted?

5. The Mother Confessor tells Abby that the First Wizard was _________ on two legs when he was a child.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the sorcerer tell the people about a request that is denied by the wizard when it is asked?

2. Who decides that they will see the First Wizard on the behalf of Abby since she has pleaded her case?

3. Why does Abby know that the woman who opens up the gate is a sorceress, even before the old woman tells her?

4. What was the tactic of 'dulling the enemies' weapons' that Abby describes as being the situation in her own village?

5. What does Abby tell the Mother Confessor about the bone that she carries from her mother after her mother died?

6. Why doesn't Abby think that her bracelet is worth anything to anyone else after the women tells her that it might be valuable?

7. Why is Abby standing at the wall of the Keep in the beginning of the story?

8. What is the explanation of the bone that Abby carries with her, the one that she uses to try to encourage the help of the First Wizard?

9. How does Abby show the sorceress that her mother was a sorceress as well when she is admitted to see the Wizards?

10. What is the purpose of the shadow people that Panis Rahl is using in the war, according to the Mother Confessor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Mord-Sith is an evil creature, thriving on torture and cannot be killed by magic.

Part 1: Why do you think the Mord-Sith are on the side of those who wish to kill people?

Part 2: Do you think the Mord-Sith can be tricked in any way

Part 3: How do you think you would act if you encountered a Mord-Sith?

Essay Topic 2

The Mother Confessor can confess someone else in order to bring them completely under her control.

Part 1: Do you think it's right to take the free will of another person?

Part 2: Why do you think the Mother Confessor decides to confess the Mord-Sith?

Part 3: Would you want to be a person who can take the free will of someone else away? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The D'Haran used the people of the village, including women and children as shields in the battle.

Part 1: Why do you think war has to happen? Does it have to happen?

Part 2: Why do you think the D'Haran decided to use people as shields in their battles? Is this cunning or cowardly?

Part 3: What are your initial impressions of the D'Haran when you first hear of them in Abby's stories?

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