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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. Whom is Perrin going to find after leaving Rand's camp?
2. What do Elayne and Nynaeve want Mat to do that he is unhappy about?
3. Where was Moghedien pulled after the a'dam collar is removed?
4. What happens as Nynaeve and Elayne are on their way back to the Palace?
5. Who goes with Perrin when he leaves Rand's camp?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Elayne get drunk?
2. What does Perrin decide to do after his argument with Rand?
3. What transpires between Rand and Perrin concerning the captured Aes Sedai?
4. Describe the interaction between Rand and Caraline Damodred and Darlin Sisnera.
5. What does Beslan say to Mat about Beslan's mother, Tylin, and how does Mat feel about what Beslan says?
6. Describe the first encounter between Mat and Tylin when Mat moves to the Palace.
7. What happens at Sevanna's camp when she calls upon "Caddar"?
8. Describe Nynaeve and Elayne's encounter with Reanne.
9. Who attacks Mat in Chapter 21, and why does he think they expected something?
10. Describe Mat and Elayne's conversation about Queen Tylin.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
"A Crown of Swords" is one book in a series of novels involving the Dragon Reborn. Discuss the following.
1. What are some advantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Use examples.
2. What are some disadvantages of writing a series of novels about the same characters? Use examples.
3. Do you prefer to read a standalone book, or a series of books with the same main characters? Explain your response.
4. Do you think it is easier, more difficult, or about the same to write a standalone book versus one in a series? Explain your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the following:
1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?
2. Analyze and discuss "A Crown of Swords" based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if "A Crown of Swords" is a successful novel.
3. Do you think the fact that "A Crown of Swords" is a novel in a series changes the criteria upon which its success should be judged? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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