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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. Of what is Starling jealous?

2. How does Verity act towards Kettricken?

3. What do the Fool and Fitz do one night?

4. What do Fitz and Starling do after she joins him in Chapter 38?

5. With whom does Fitz have a long conversation about the Elderlings in Chapter 34?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 34 what does the narrator say about Verity and the Skill and what he had tried to do about the Red Ships?

2. What is different about Regal and what does he do when he arrives where Verity and Kettricken are?

3. What does Fitz do through Will in Chapter 40?

4. To where does the Skill road take the group in Chapter 33 and what do they find there?

5. What does the narrator say about the progress of the Red Ships in Chapter 37 and what does Regal do about them?

6. What can Fitz see as far as Verity and the Queen is concerned?

7. What does Fitz hear as he and Nighteyes are gathering supplies from the dead army?

8. What did Kettricken tell Fitz about Starling in Chapter 29?

9. What does Fitz reflect upon and what do he and Nighteyes do? How does Fitz feel about all that has happened?

10. What does Verity want to do even though the group is with him and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Queen Kettricken pulls Fitz aside and tells him Starling is jealous of the time Fitz is spending with the Fool, as Starling continues to believe Fool is actually a woman.

1. Do you think Starling has a right to be jealous of the Fool? Why or why not? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Discuss the behaviors of the Fool that leads Starling to believe he is a woman. Which ones are stereotypes of gender behavior? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. Explain the problems with jealous in such a small group that is already facing many dangers and frustrations. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Verity is angry but saves Fitz, and Fitz realizes it has cost Verity dearly to make this effort on his behalf. Fitz is dedicated to Verity, and knowing of his daughter's existence makes him think of a future, instead of just killing Regal and dying himself.

1. Verity obviously has several different motives for saving Fitz. Two of which might be love and the other that he needs him. Discuss his different motives and how they conflict, such as, does one use someone that one loves? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Fitz is dedicated to Verity. There are a number of reasons this is true. He most likely loves him as a father figure, he respects him, he has sworn an oath to the crown, etc. Discuss in detail the various reasons why Fitz is dedicated to Verity and how some of the reasons might conflict with Fitz being able to live his life as his own. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. Why do you think knowing he has a daughter has changed Fitz's entire perspective on life? How do you think that will change his behavior? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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