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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 does Ogion give to Ged?

2. How does Ged repair his boat?

3. What is the woman's name?

4. What does the shadow trick Ged into doing?

5. What is Vetch's sister's name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Is Ged romantically interested in Yarrow?

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

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

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

7. Why do you think Ged is initially reluctant to allow his friend to come with him?

8. Do you think Ged achieves everything in his life he wanted to do?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ursula Le Guin is famous as a feminist science fiction and fantasy writer. How do you think she portrays her female characters in this book? Why do you think she has so few female characters? Do think this is a statement in itself?

Essay Topic 2

Ged builds some lasting friendships, but he also makes enemies. One of these enemies is Jasper. Discuss the importance of Jasper as a character. What purpose does he serve in the story? How is he important to Ged's development? Why do you think Le Guin does not bring him him back to the story.

Essay Topic 3

The Wizard of Earthsea is a children's book and as such is very different in style to that of an adult book.

1) How is the language Le Guin's uses different from the language she would use in an adult book. Does she use shorter sentences and shorter paragraphs. What kind of vocabulary does she use?

2) How do the themes reflect the problems of childhood and adulthood? For what age group is a Wizard of Earthsea aimed?

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