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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. Who does Fitz meet with before he journeys into the Mountain Kingdom?

2. How do the other students feel about Fitz?

3. Which of the following increases the closer it gets to Verity's wedding?

4. What is Regal's plan for Fitz?

5. Who does Fitz seek out to Skill with the king?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Fitz learn through his errands for Lady Patience and who helps him with these errands?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 feel about his father? In what way does this affect his first crest? Why do you think Fitz's crest changes in the latter portion of the novel? Do you think it should have changed? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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