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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 did Ivy think about teaching Therru?

2. What did Tenar tell Lebannen about what happened to her?

3. How did the villagers react to the relationship between Ged and Tenar?

4. What did Ged see in Tenar before she married?

5. What happened when Tenar started teaching Therru the true names of things?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what happened to the men who broke into the house and what happened to Therru's mother.

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

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

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

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

6. Explain the relationship between Ged and Therru as well as the relationship between Ged and Tenar after the capture of the men.

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

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

9. Describe what Tenar sees behind the fan in the weaver's shop.

10. Explain what that meant from Havnor wanted and how Tenar reacted to that.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Aspen's relationship with Tenar. Explain where the relationship first came to light abd how it evolves throughout the book.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Tenar and Ged's history together. What did the two of them do in Havnor?

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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