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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 the Fool and Fitz do one night?

2. Of what is Starling jealous?

3. Where does Fool follow Fitz?

4. To whom does Regal vow his loyalty?

5. What happens to Fool when he touches the girl on the dragon with his magic fingers?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How and why is Regal killed?

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

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

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?

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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