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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 Chade accuse Fitz of assuming about him?

2. What advice does Burrich provide Fitz about his name?

3. What does Fitz assist Burrich with?

4. Who does Fitz think is behind Chivalry's death?

5. Which of the following terms describes how the mysterious lady reacts to Fitz's appearance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the towns as a result of the lack of a royal decree?

2. Who takes charge of Fitz after he is dropped off and where does Fitz go to live?

3. What does Fitz sense about the people he watches and what explanation does he offer to Chade?

4. What does Fitz learn to do as he tries to survive in the town of Buckkeep?

5. What happened in the town that paid the ransom to the attackers?

6. Who cautions Fitz and what is the caution in relation to?

7. What does the King suggest can happen to Fitz?

8. When Fitz has time to explore the town of Buckkeep further what happens?

9. How does Lady Grace react to Fitz's request and how does it make her feel?

10. What do the lessons that Chade teaches Fitz help Fitz to learn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways does Fitz's life change and in what ways does it remain the same? After learning about all of the events that affected Fitz throughout his life make a judgment as to whether the changes were for the positive or the negative and support your judgment with information from the text.

Essay Topic 2

In the opening chapter of the novel, Fitz refers to himself as a catalyst for many things to follow. What is a catalyst and how would this relate to a person's life story? After reading the novel, do you agree with Fitz? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Fitz need to be more aware of his surroundings than he had been previously? Do you believe you are as aware of your surroundings as Fitz is? In what ways are you and Fitz the same and in what ways are you different in regards to your levels of awareness of your surroundings?

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