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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. Where is Fitz summoned?

2. What does Burrich insist Fitz do before they go to Regal's chamber?

3. Who tries to help Fitz come up with a plan to thwart Regal's plans?

4. What is Fitz's mission?

5. Where does Fitz dream that he is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Fitz uses his skill to contact Verity?

2. What happens when Galen touches Fitz for the first time with the Skill?

3. What does August tell him after Fitz has asked him to use the skill to contact Shrewd?

4. How do the days Fitz spends being instructed by Galen go?

5. What rule did Kettricken invoke and what does she tell Fitz?

6. Who is sent to accept the princess for Verity and why is this the case?

7. What does the message that Fitz gets from his dream seem to mean?

8. What does Rurisk explain to Fitz about his sister and what has happened to Fitz?

9. What happened to one of the most famous coteries and why did it happen?

10. Why is a large train of people required from the encampment to the town?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways do you think Fitz's life may have been different had he not been illegitimate? What other characters in the novel were illegitimate? How were their lives different? Did illegitimacy hold any characters back? If so, why and if not, why not?

Essay Topic 2

How does Fitz's skill with animals help him throughout the novel? In what ways does this skill hurt him throughout the novel? Which character is most concerned about this particular skill of Fitz's and why?

Essay Topic 3

At what point in the novel does Fitz become angry with King Shrewd? Is his anger justified? How would you feel had you been in in Fitz's place?

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