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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 kind of work does Fitz find in a caravan?

2. Why can't the group move off the road?

3. Why does Nighteyes leave Fitz?

4. For what does Fitz use his earring?

5. Whose horse does Fitz steal to get away from Tradeford?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Fitz see in a cage and why are they there?

3. What does Lord Bright realize when the Red Ships have taken Bearns and what does he do?

4. What does the narrator explain about the Skill in Chapter 3?

5. How is Fitz feeling as he walks to Tradeford and what does he find out there about Regal's residence?

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

7. In Chapter 7 what does Farrow say about Lady Patience and her work?

8. What did the narrator say about the Mountain Kingdom in Chapter 23?

9. In Chapter 15, what does the narrator tell of Kettricken and her search for her husband?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 34, the title refers to an unfinished sculpture at the mouth of the quarry, where a woman was ready to pour her heart into the stone dragon to make it come alive but cannot bear to give up her own shape as well. She was not willing to sacrifice her beautiful body for the greater good.

1. Discuss the emotional trauma the girl on the dragon must have felt as she went only half-way with her project. How might her situation be similar to one where someone is too afraid of dying to pull a victim from a burning car?

2. When considering that one loses not only their own body but their entire life as they know it to enliven a stone dragon, do you think the girl was weak-willed not to finish her job? Why or why not?

3. Considering that the girl on the dragon still lost all that was her life, even though she went only half-way and was not used for the greater good, can you see that she gained anything by her half-way effort? Do you think this illustrates any truth about general endeavors in life?

Essay Topic 2

When Fitz returns to his cabin, three Forged Ones are there. A fight breaks out, and although Fitz kills one, he is frozen with fear and barely escapes, using his wolf abilities to hide.

1. Discuss what you think Fitz might be feeling to be so frightened when once he was a strong warrior. Use examples from the text to support your answer.

2. Do you think once a courageous person has lost his nerve he can ever regain it? Why or why not? Use examples to support your answer.

3. Outline in detail, with explanations, the steps you think someone could take to overcome fear.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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