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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 job did Ged have on the farm?

2. Why was Tenar afraid for Therru?

3. How did Therru react to seeing Ged again?

4. How did Aspen treat Tenar?

5. Did women of magic have to give up what the men do for power?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the difference between what Ogion saw in Tenar and what he saw in Therru.

3. Explain the shift in the relationship between Therru and Tenar after the man tried to break in.

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

5. Explain what Aspen tried to do to Tenar and whether or not it worked.

6. Why wouldn't the people at the port the happy about the new king and his ships?

7. Explain the significance of Ged's arrival as the men were breaking into the house.

8. Explain where Tenar and Therru took refuge.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider Tenar's own life journey. Explain how she was educated and why. What happened to her training after she left Ogion, and how did he feel about that?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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