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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 was on the other side of the fan at the weaver's?

2. What happened when Tenar tried to sleep after she tried to teach Therru the language?

3. What did Ivy tell Lark about Ged?

4. How did Aspen treat Tenar?

5. What impressed the men in Ogion's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Apple observe about her mother when she got to the docks with the people of Valmouth?

2. What was the Roke needs looking for, and why was it unusual?

3. Townsend came to see if Tenar wanted to sell the goats, but there was something else he wanted. What was it?

4. Describe the greeting Aspen gave Tenar at the Lord of Re Albi's house.

5. Why did Tenar finally leave Ogion's house?

6. Explain why Tenar went to go visit Ivy and what happened during the visit.

7. What did Tenar find out about the king's relationship with Ged?

8. Describe how the people in the village felt about Aspen.

9. What happened to Therru as she boarded the ship, and how did it affect her?

10. Explain this state of Ged's mind according to Moss.

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

Throughout the book, Tenar faces many different fears and disappointments. Select three different situations in which she felt fear or disappointment and describe them in detail. Write about the way Tenar faced the difficulties and how she overcame them.

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