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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. With whom do Fitz and Starling connect?

2. Who does Fitz meet with in Blue Lake?

3. Who is Kettle?

4. What is Chade going to do?

5. Why does Fitz leave his body in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Fitz feel he is half of and how is Burrich dealing with Fitz's feelings?

2. What are Forged Ones, their character and what attracts them?

3. What does the narrator explain in Chapter 6 about minstrels?

4. Who has Nighteyes adopted into his and Fitz's pack? What does he do because of that?

5. What happens to Fitz and Nighteyes as the caravan begins to cross the river?

6. How does Kettricken feel when she hears about Verity and what does she do?

7. How do Fitz and Starling get across the mountains and how does Fitz pay for it?

8. Who came to see Fitz while he was recovering and what did they want Fitz's daughter to do? What was Fitz's reaction to this?

9. For what reason did Kettricken consult Fitz on their journey in the mountains and what did she ask him to do? What was his response to her request?

10. What demand did Regal send the Mountain King and what did Kettricken decide because of it? Who participated in Kettricken's plan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fitz was killed and buried and was revived by Burrich and Chade. To bring Fitz back to life, he was trusted to a wolf who had been bound to him. Fitz is thinking of his past, and he wonders if he should thank these men for bringing him back.

1. Discuss in detail the types of emotional impact being dead and buried would have on a person who is then revived. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Fitz's soul supposedly entered a wolf while he was buried. Discuss what you think being a wolf would do for Fitz's human mind. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. Using examples from the book discuss reasons why Fitz might not thank the men who brought him back from the dead.

Essay Topic 2

In these chapters, Fitz wavers from his loyalty to King Verity back to his own need to seek revenge on Regal. The theme of the need to sacrifice one's self for the greater good of others is displayed here, as Fitz tries to follow his own heart and is defeated at every turn.

1. Explain, using examples, whether you believe revenge or loyalty is more important in Fitz's situation.

2. In what ways do you believe the theme, sacrifice for the greater good, is displayed in these chapters. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. What do you think is meant by following your own heart? Do you think Fitz's heart conflicts more with the desire for revenge or loyalty to Verity? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Assassin's Quest falls in the genre called fantasy. Discuss the following:

1. What is the definition of genre? Fantasy genre? How do you know Assassin's Quest falls in the genre of fantasy? Give examples.

2. Other than entertainment, why do you think people might read fantasy?

3. Fantasy is sometimes considered second-rate fiction--i.e., that it is not good enough to be studied in academe. Why do you think this is true? Do you think it is a valid argument?

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