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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Tenar tell Lebannen about what happened to her?
(a) She told him that a wizard had put a spell on her that meet her confused.
(b) She told him that she had a vision about going to her home.
(c) She didn't tell him anything.
(d) She told him that she had run away with Therru because the child was so popular.

2. What happened when Tenar started teaching Therru the true names of things?
(a) Therru ran away.
(b) She realized that the girl had a gift for languages.
(c) She couldn't remember the words.
(d) It felt wrong.

3. Why was Tenar afraid for Therru?
(a) She was afraid Therru would commit suicide.
(b) She was afraid the girl would never lear anything.
(c) She felt that the girl's fear brought the cause of her fear to her.
(d) She felt the girl was on the edge of emotional collapse.

4. What do they feel the new king's reign might signify?
(a) The end of a golden era
(b) Healing
(c) The beginning of desolation
(d) Change

5. What did Therru like playing with?
(a) Her rag dolls
(b) Nothing
(c) Acorns
(d) Bone figures

6. Why did Tenar decide to go to the village?
(a) They were running low on food.
(b) She wanted cloth for new clothes for Therru.
(c) She needed to sell the books.
(d) She wanted to find the strange men who had eaten with them.

7. What happened when Tenar tried to sleep after she tried to teach Therru the language?
(a) She had a vision about the girl.
(b) She felt very unsettled.
(c) She felt completely at peace.
(d) She began to dream in the other language.

8. How did Lebannen feel about Ged?
(a) He grieved over the fact that he couldn't see him, but accepted it.
(b) He didn't really care whether or not they saw each other, he was just following protocol.
(c) He was angry at Ged.
(d) He insisted on seeing Ged.

9. What did Therru do during the winter months?
(a) She learned to knit.
(b) She memorized the stories told to her.
(c) She sank into a depression.
(d) She carved bone figures.

10. What did the sorcerer think about Therru?
(a) He felt she had severe limitations in learning.
(b) He thought she had power in her.
(c) He was frightened by her looks.
(d) He laughed at her ineptness.

11. Did women of magic have to give up what the men do for power?
(a) No
(b) No, but they must perform a special ritual.
(c) Only if the man they are with is a wizard
(d) Yes

12. What impressed the men in Ogion's house?
(a) The decor
(b) Tenar's powers
(c) The wine
(d) The conversation

13. What job did Ged have on the farm?
(a) He became a herder in the high pasture for Farmer Serry.
(b) He was the overseer.
(c) He made butter.
(d) He milked the cows.

14. What do many wizards deny themselves of for the sake of magical power?
(a) Food
(b) Sex
(c) Water
(d) Friendship

15. How did the villagers react to the relationship between Ged and Tenar?
(a) They accept it with very little whispering and sniggering.
(b) They tried to help them get along.
(c) They didn't react at all.
(d) They shunned the couple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tenar think about Ged's timing for coming down the mountain?

2. Where does Tenar tell Ged to go?

3. What does Moss say is a woman's wealth?

4. To what age has Ged reverted to?

5. What did the sailor give to Therru?

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