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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 was to be the new Archmage of Roke?

2. How did Aspen treat Tenar?

3. What gossip did the man bring?

4. What happened when Tenar tried to sleep?

5. What did Therru like playing with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Ged's reaction to the news about the king and the ship.

3. Explain how Tenar felt about Ged's leaving.

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

5. As she left Apple's house to go to her farm, what was Tenar concerned about in regards to Therru?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the relationship between Therru and Tenar. How did they meet and what caused them to begin developing a relationship? How did they interact with each other, and in what ways did they show affection for each other?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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