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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 Nighteyes tell Fitz about Kettle?

2. Who nurses Fitz after he is wounded?

3. Why do the people from the Red Ships make Forged Ones?

4. What are the two biggest industries in Buck Duchy?

5. Why does Regal want to find Kettricken?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Chade Fallstar and why does he anger Regal? What does Regal do about him?

2. What do the others do to help Fitz as they travel?

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

4. In Chapter 25, what does the group realize about Fitz and what do they do about it?

5. What is Fitz's task in the caravan across the mountains, who joins him and how is he able to join him?

6. In Chapter 28, what does Fitz decide to do about the people following them?

7. How did Fitz get wounded in the mountains, what kind of wound was it and who does he find to help him and where?

8. What is Fitz's plan for getting into Regal's residence?

9. What did the Queen decide about Fitz's daughter and how did he feel? Why did he give into it?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Assassin's Quest, there seems to be more individuals/groups who are not trustworthy than are: Discuss one of the following:

1. Name two groups/factions/individuals who are untrustworthy and analyze their actions and impact upon the plot throughout Assassin's Quest.

2. Name two groups/factions/individuals who are trustworthy and analyze their actions and impact upon the plot throughout Assassin's Quest.

3. Who do you think Fitz trusts in this book, and is his trust well founded? Who does he mistrust and why? Give specific examples.

Essay Topic 2

The narrator describes the magic of Skill, which is a trait passed along royal bloodlines. A person who can Skill is able to communicate from afar and even influence the thoughts of others. One of the side effects is that it is addictive and can reduce the person to an idiot if indulged in for too long.

1. Discuss the advantages a person might have if she/he had the magic of Skilling. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. What types of immoral uses might an unscrupulous person use of the magic the Skill? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. If the Skill was a magic that existed in the United States in the twenty-first century, what types of laws and regulations do you think would arise surrounding its use?

Essay Topic 3

In Assassin's Quest and indeed in many fantasy novels, there are usually at least several individuals or more who have an almost fanatical devotion to a king or queen or royalty.

1. Do you believe such devotion is a sign that a person lacks character? Why or why not? Use examples to support your answer.

2. Discuss the harmful and beneficial effects of devotion to one's leader. Use examples to support your answer.

3. Do you think in modern America such dedication to the President of the United States would be very unusual? Why or why not? Use examples to support your answer.

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