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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. Who is Ogion?

2. What did Ged think Tenar should take with her when she went back to her house?

3. How did the widow feel all alone at night in the house?

4. What did Therru think of Ged?

5. Where did Sparrowhawk spend hours as he was healing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Ged think she should have Ogion's books?

2. How did Tenar feel about staying at Ogion's after Ged came?

3. Describe the widow herself.

4. How did Tenar feel as she took care of Ged?

5. How did Tenar react to her visit from the dragon.

6. What gift did the widow have, and how was it used?

7. How did Tenar react to seeing Ged?

8. How did Ogion get to his place of death?

9. How did Tenar relate to Therru?

10. How did the widow make the trip better for the child?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Therru changes drastically throughout the novel. Explain how she changes both physically and mentally. Define her role in the last chapter in detail. Write about why she might have made the decision to stay with Tenar.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Tenar in detail. Explain who she is as a woman, as a person of power, as a friend, as a wife, as a daughter and as a mother.

Essay Topic 3

Ged asks Tenar why they allowed Therru to live. Explain why he questioned the decision, and define how it related to his own personal situation.

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