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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. What does Ogion advise Ged to do?
(a) Talk to the shadow
(b) Fight the shadow
(c) Runaway from the shadow
(d) Go back to school

2. What does Ged feel from the stone?
(a) Goodness
(b) Evil
(c) Humor
(d) Restlessness

3. What does Vetch insist on doing?
(a) Giving Ged food supplies
(b) Giving Ged his sword
(c) Making Ged invincible
(d) Helping Ged search for the shadow

4. Which port does the ship sail into on the way to Havnor?
(a) Terrenor
(b) Orrimy
(c) Osskil
(d) Roke

5. Why does Ged want to stay in Atowell?
(a) To teach the natives
(b) To marry
(c) To earn lots of money
(d) To become king

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ged offer to be in order to get on board a ship to the Court of Terrenor?

2. What does the man ask Ged to paint on the boat?

3. Why can't Ged get to Roke?

4. Towards what island does Ged sail?

5. How does Ged get food from villagers when he travels in search of the shadow?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it significant that Ged and Vetch travel through uncharted seas?

2. Why is it significant Ged goes back to see his original teacher?

3. How does Ged's meeting with Serret show a coming of age?

4. What does it symbolize that Ged cannot get back to Roke?

5. Why is it important that the reader does not know the victor of the fight until Vetch asks him?

6. Why do you think Ged decides magic is not everything?

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

8. What do you think Otak's death symbolizes?

9. How is it important to the story that Ged's mother died during his early childhood?

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

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