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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 Kettricken complain to Fitz about?

2. What did Patience do about Molly?

3. What does Fitz take Nighteyes out to do?

4. Why is Verity looking and acting ill?

5. What does Verity give Kettricken?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the cook tell Fitz about the death of the Forged ones that Fitz encountered? Why do you think this would concern Fitz?

2. In Chapter 1, what does King Shrewd's vision show and what does Fitz think he sees?

3. Who confronts Fitz in Chapter 10 about Kettricken and why? Why do you think they want him to talk to Verity?

4. What does the king tell Fitz about a woman in a neighboring town in Chapter 5 and what does Fitz do about it?

5. What does Fitz find out Kettricken has done in Chapter 9 and what does he do about it? How does she react? Do you think she's being stupid?

6. Why does Fitz feel strange after being in the smoke in the king's chamber?

7. How does Nighteyes save Fitz's life? Do you think this should change his mind about bonding?

8. In Chapter 3, who finds Fitz and takes him to Patience and what happens while he is visiting Patience?

9. What animal does Fitz buy in town, what does he do with it and why?

10. What are the two magics Fitz possesses and what does each magic do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fitz goes back to the palace every ten days and finally gets an opportunity to ask King Shrewd about Molly. The king tells Fitz that Duke Brawndy's daughter, Celerity, wants to court Fitz. For reasons of the court King Shrewd refuses to consent to Fitz marrying a servant girl and refuses to let Fitz refuse Celerity, as it would be an insult to the duke for the bastard grandson to refuse nobility.

1. Do you think it is fair that an act done by Fitz's mother and father, which made him a bastard, is held against Fitz? Why or why not?

2. How do you think Fitz being a bastard has shaped his personality? Use examples from the book and your own reasoning to support your opinion.

3. Do you think an arranged marriage could ever be a good marriage? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The Fool has now talked of prophecy and a small piece of Fitz's role in such prophecy. Discuss one of the following:

Trace and analyze the occurrences of prophesy in LORD OF CHAOS.

1. Many fantasy novels include some "prophesy" in their storyline. Why do you think this is?

2. Do you think Fitz knowing about the prophesies about him will help him? How could it hinder him?

3. Trace and analyze the occurrences of prophesy in ROYAL ASSASSIN.

Essay Topic 3

Burrich tells Fitz to quit sulking and start acting like a man. He tells Fitz to comb his hair change his clothes and act like she might be watching him. Burrich also reminds him that part of being a man is to accept the daunting task given to you and to live up to it and then some.

1. Discuss why this advice might be applicable to a woman or a man.

2. Burrich telling Fitz to act like a man might be considered the same as telling someone in this society to grow up. Discuss the differences and similarities between the two ideas using examples to support your answer.

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