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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. Why is Pechvarry so unhappy with his friend?

2. Towards what island does Ged sail?

3. In what country are the couple heir to a throne?

4. How does Ged try to get past the storm?

5. With whom does Vetch live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is it significant that Ged turns into a hawk?

2. 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?

3. How does Ged know he is going in the right direction?

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

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

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

7. Why does Pechvarry act so negatively towards Ged?

8. Why does Ged seek security at Roke and not in his hometown in Gont?

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

10. How is the couple's refusal to leave the island comparative to Ged's need to move on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick one of the following themes from the story and discuss how it contributes to the story's meaning.

1) Pride.

2) Coming of Age

3) Friendship

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, Ged has two choices--join the dark side or join the good side.

1) Who represents the good and dark sides in each part of the novel? What is each side working towards? Is Ged ever tempted to join the dark side?

2) Why do you think the Shadow appears? Does Le Guin foreshadow its presence? Is so, how?

3) What is it about Ged's character and upbringing that means he has to fight and defeat his darkside? Why do none of the other characters seem to have a similar problem?

Essay Topic 3

Look at Ged's early years in the Gont village.

1) What were the significant events that marked him out for the person he becomes? What affected him positively and what affected him negatively? Do you think he could have achieved what he did without his early experiences?

2) Imagine what Ged would have achieved if his mother had survived. Do you think he still would have become a wizard? From what you know of Ged's character discuss what you think his life would have turned out if he knew his mother.

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