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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 is Elayne?

2. What does Egwene say in her message to Nynaeve?

3. What does one of the Aes Sedai ask Cadsuane?

4. How does Perrin calm down Faile?

5. Who decides not to kill Sammael for the time being?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does a Maiden tell Rand when he arrives outside of Cairhien?

2. What do Rand and his group find when they enter Cairhien, and about what is Perrin worried?

3. How do the other Aes Sedai who are there respond to Egwene's actions regarding Lan and what is Egwene's response?

4. What do the two young Aes Sedai say and do when they follow Egwene to her tent?

5. What happens when Rand confronts Colavaere?

6. Who are Perrin's prisoners, what do many think should be done about them, and how does Perrin feel about it?

7. Who is watching Caddar, aka Sammael, interact with Sevanna and what does she decide?

8. What does Rand know about Mat, Elayne, and Nynaeve, and what worries Rand about them?

9. What difficulty does Mat find himself in when he returns to his room at the Inn?

10. What voice does Rand hear as he draws in saidin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rand al'Thor is in some ways a larger-than-life hero. Despite incredible odds against him, he usually comes out on top, in this book and in the others in the series. Discuss the following:

1. Which is more admirable, a hero who ultimately always "lands on his feet," or one who strives against impossible odds and does not succeed?

2. Does a character have to be successful in order to be a hero? Explain your answer.

3. Choose one other character besides Rand whom you might call a hero/heroine and explain why you choose that person.

4. Does every work of fiction have to have a hero? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Jordan treats the world of dreams as an actual world where what happens there can affect people when not in the dream world; for example, if one is killed in the dream world, they are dead in "real life." Discuss one of the following:

1. Describe and analyze the interactions between Moghedien and Nynaeve/Elayne in "A Crown of Swords".

2. Describe and analyze Tel'Aran'Rhiod and how it affects the plot in "A Crown of Swords".

3. Why do you think Jordan includes the world of Tel'Aran'Rhiod in his Wheel of Time series?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze the theme of power throughout "A Crown of Swords". Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with power? Why? What are some symbols of power? Symbols of powerlessness? What characters seem powerless?

2. Trace and analyze the theme of magic throughout "A Crown of Swords". What characters are most concerned with magic? Why? What are some symbols of magic? How does the ability to channel give an automatic advantage to someone over another who cannot channel? Is there abuse of this ability?

3. Trace and analyze the theme of evil throughout "A Crown of Swords". What characters are what you would call evil? Why? What are some symbols of evil? Symbols of good? Are more characters evil than good or vice versa? Do you think in general, there is less evil than good in the book?

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