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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who shows Ged the way to the court?
(a) Muttiah
(b) Skiorh
(c) Veeday
(d) Iran

2. On which island does Ged stop next?
(a) Iffish
(b) Roke
(c) Valentine
(d) Jiffy

3. What does Ged do the next day after the villagers suggest he leaves?
(a) He casts a spell over the village
(b) He leaves
(c) He goes for a walk
(d) He hides in the mountains

4. On what island is the Orrimy?
(a) Terrenor
(b) Osskil
(c) Hosk
(d) Roke

5. Where does Vetch find Ged after he has fought the shadow?
(a) In the ocean
(b) In a cave
(c) On the beach
(d) Suspended from a tree

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose point of view does Le Guin switch to when Ged fights the Shadow?

2. What does Ged call his new boat?

3. What does the shadow trick Ged into doing?

4. Where does Ged dock his boat next?

5. What does Ged turn himself into to fight the birds?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the sightings of a man looking like Ged say about the Shadow?

2. Why do you think the Shadow runs away after Ged tries to grab it?

3. Is Ged romantically interested in Yarrow?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Ged's reaction to the town's celebration show a change in his character?

9. What does Vetch's comment that he was there in beginning so he should be there in the end, mean in context of the story?

10. Why does LeGuin change the point of view from Ged to Ogion?

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