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

3. How do the other students feel about Fitz?

4. What happened to Nosy?

5. What do the permanent buildings in the town resemble?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Fitz see when he goes to the Fool's room and how does it make him feel?

2. What has happened to Verity and what does this make Chade worry about?

3. What does Regal demand Fitz do and what does he ask Fitz?

4. How does Galen appear when Fitz sees him for the first time after his encounter with Burrich?

5. What does the Fool caution about in regard to Patience?

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

7. What information does the Fool reveal about Patience and Fitz?

8. What do the mountain people send to King Shrewd and what does he use it for?

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

10. What events happen in Fitz's dream?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What special abilities does Fitz possess? Do you think these gifts are real or fictional? How do these gifts affect Fitz in his life? How do they affect other characters?

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