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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 is special about the man from the mountains?
2. Why does Ogion say Ged has to learn the language?
3. Which Master keeps Ged alive?
4. With whom is Ged sent to study?
5. What does Ogion say Ged has to do to hear?
Short Essay Questions
1. Do you think Duny's Aunt initially sets out to use him?
2. Why is it important Ged has a good friend like Vetch?
3. What do you think the shadow represents to Ged?
4. What do you think Ged could learn with Ogion that he could not learn at a wizard school?
5. Why do you think LeGuin's book harks back to the Middle Ages?
6. What does Ged running away from the Shadow symbolize?
7. What does Le Guin show about Ged's character when he is looking for the school?
8. Why do you think Duny receives his new name on his 13th birthday?
9. Do you think Duny has anything that initially sets him out from others?
10. Why do you think Ged is so enthusiastic about going to Wizard School?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the importance of ancient traditions in the novel. Do you think tradition holds Ged and the younger characters back? How does it affect the tone of the novel? Does it represent a split between the younger and older generations?
Essay Topic 2
The Wizard of Earthsea is a fantasy novel with many of the conventions you would associate with the fantasy genre.
1) Discuss what you already know about the fantasy genre. What do you think are the conventions of a fantasy book in terms of structure, characters and themes?
2) What kind of fantasy book is Wizard of Earthsea? What conventions does it use from the genre? Does it take anything from any other genre? Does Le Guin subvert any of the fantasy genres conventions?
Essay Topic 3
The world of Earthsea consists of a series of islands such as Roke, Gont, and Osskil.
1) Take one of the islands in the book and describe its layout and population. What is the main industry? What is the landscape? What kind of food do they eat? Do you think they resemble any real countries?
2) Why do you think Le Guin makes her world up of islands? How does it affect the characters' actions and behavior? How do you think the novel would be different if it was set in one country?
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