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

2. Why would a ferret kill a man?

3. Who is the scribe who is writing this story?

4. Why hasn't Regal fought the raiders?

5. What does Regal do about Queen Kettricken?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where does Fool follow Fitz, what does he ask and then what happens? What is Fitz's response?

4. What happens in Chapter 39 when Fitz is fighting Will and Regal's army?

5. What does Kettle tell Fitz, what does she ask Verity and what ends up happening about her request?

6. What shape is Verity in and what is he doing? What is the group's response to him?

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

8. In Chapter 29, what did the narrator say about something Kettle taught Fitz to give him protection from Skill?

9. Who comes to visit Fitz often and what does she bring him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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, 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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