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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. How do the people of the land feel about the Witness Stones?

2. What does Verity tell Kettle when she asks him to help her reach the Skill?

3. What does Fitz know about the dragons that seem to be statues?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fitz is seriously wounded and almost makes the ultimate sacrifice. He must finally face many people who have assumed he was dead, and face their anger that it took so long for him to come to them. As he is healing, Fitz matures considerably and refines his goals.

1. Discuss what you might surmise of Fitz's character and motivations in Assassin's Quest based on almost giving his life twice for his country and his king. Also consider that he sent others out of danger to save them and took the danger on himself. Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Why do you think it might be difficult to face many people who thought you were dead? What do you think those people will feel and think when they see Fitz? Why do you think they are angry at him? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

3. What is maturity? Why do you think Fitz is finally beginning to mature? What do you think is needed to push a person to mature? Do you believe the events in Fitz's past six months of life would mature anyone? Why or why not? 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

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.

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