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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 Egwene do back at her tent to contact her friends?

2. What do the two girls do who come to say why they follow Egwene?

3. What message does Mat write to Nynaeve and Elayne?

4. Through what does Egwene sort the rest of the night?

5. What worries Rand?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Egwene do that night in her dream state?

3. Describe the conversation between Bryne and Egwene as they are riding together.

4. Why does Myrelle bond Lan as a warder and what is Egwene's response?

5. How does Rand silence the voice of Lews Therin?

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

7. Who is Cadsuane? What does she say to Rand and what is his response?

8. What does Sammael order and how does Carridin counter the order after Sammael is gone?

9. Whom do Elayne and Nynaeve visit to learn about the Bowl of Winds and what are they told?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Symbols are an important part of the story of "A Crown of Swords". Some of the symbols carry over from other books in the series. Discuss one of the following:

1. One of the most important symbols of the entire Wheel of Time series is that of the Dragon. Discuss and analyze using specific examples the symbol of the dragon.

2. One of the characters, Min Farshaw, sees symbols circling the heads of many of the characters. Discuss the symbols Min sees circling the heads of three of the characters.

3. There are a number of symbols associated with the presence of good and evil. Discuss these and their meanings.

Essay Topic 2

Though it is not a part of "A Crown of Swords", the readers are given enough information to learn that Rand al'Thor was, up until a short time ago, a shepherd in a small village in Two Rivers. Discuss the following:

1. How do you think Rand has changed from who he was before Moiraine comes to his village to the Rand he is in "A Crown of Swords"?

2. Why do you think Jordan chooses a young, unknown man to be the hero of the series?

3. How would the book have been different if Rand had been a prince?

4. How would the book have been different if the Dragon Reborn had been a female?

Essay Topic 3

Whenever reading a science fiction or fantasy novel, one must become familiar with new terminology that explains concepts or ideas that are not a part of the "real" world. In the case of "A Crown of Swords", much of the setting may seem familiar to the reader (i.e. there are woods, mountains, rivers, oceans, etc.), though there are new ideas and terms to learn. Discuss the following:

1. Find five terms that are a part of the world of "A Crown of Swords" that occur in the "real" world but are used differently in "A Crown of Swords".

2. Define the words as used in the world of "A Crown of Swords" and compare those five words as to how they are currently used in the American English language.

3. There are ways of learning about a new world or time when reading a science fiction or fantasy novel. Discuss the ways you were able to understand the world of "A Crown of Swords". Did you have to look up any words? What does it mean to learn a word through its context? Do you have to do that in "A Crown of Swords"? What word(s)?

4. Were there any words you never really understood from "A Crown of Swords"? Which ones?

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