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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 Fitz say in reply?

2. Why do Fitz and Nighteyes leave the Stone Garden?

3. Who becomes the dragon that makes it a living creature?

4. What was Regal doing when he dies?

5. What happens after Fitz answers Fool's question?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Verity and Kettle finish and how does Verity feel about it? How does the entire group feel?

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

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

6. What does Verity ask Fitz to do and what was the end result?

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

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

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

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 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.

Essay Topic 2

Fitz was killed and buried and was revived by Burrich and Chade. To bring Fitz back to life, he was trusted to a wolf who had been bound to him. Fitz is thinking of his past, and he wonders if he should thank these men for bringing him back.

1. Discuss in detail the types of emotional impact being dead and buried would have on a person who is then revived. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Fitz's soul supposedly entered a wolf while he was buried. Discuss what you think being a wolf would do for Fitz's human mind. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. Using examples from the book discuss reasons why Fitz might not thank the men who brought him back from the dead.

Essay Topic 3

Fitz and Starling begin talking and mending their friendship, but then Starling tries to get him to make love to her. Fitz cannot, because of his love for Molly, and Starling is once again angry with him.

1. Discuss the issues that cloud a friendship between two people who are attracted to the gender of the other person, e.g. a straight male with a straight female, a gay male with a gay male or a lesbian traveling with a lesbian.

2. How would the issues from question one become more difficult when traveling in a small group which is constantly in danger? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. Do you think Fitz and Starling's problems with getting along is also an issue in the modern day military? Why or why not?

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