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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 distracts Fitz find being suspicious of the exchange with Fool and the aftermath?

2. What does Will tell Fitz at one point when he overcomes Fitz?

3. What was the person in question #160 attempting to do?

4. Why would a ferret kill a man?

5. To whom does Regal vow his loyalty?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What type of animal did the group see when they crossed some stream in their journey?

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

4. What happened when Fitz was overcome by Regal in the Skill?

5. What does Fitz do while Kettle and Verity sleep and what does Verity decide?

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

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

8. What does the narrator explain about the Wit in Chapter 32?

9. What happens with Queen Kettricken after Verity saves the kingdom, with the Fool and with Chade?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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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