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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 is the shape of the helmet Perrin wears in his dream?

2. What town can Rand's effect be seen as Moiraine and the others arrive there while tracking Rand?

3. What is another name for the Children of the Light?

4. What is above Rand's head as he reaches for the object?

5. Where does Mat think he is when he wakes

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Nynaeve decide to find Mat and attempt to heal him herself?

2. Why is Mat so hungry in the next few days after he is healed?

3. Who does Moiraine Sedai send to Tar Valon, and why?

4. What did Liandrin do while Egwene and her group are away from the White Tower?

5. Who does Mat challenge and beat in a mock fight?

6. What reports have been coming out of some villages about young men who look like Rand?

7. Who is Leya and what does Min see about her?

8. Describe Perrin's dream of the man in black who offers him wine.

9. How does Siuan change the status of Nynaeve and Egwene and what does she task them with?

10. Who visits Mat and what does she tell him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rand often makes decisions based upon his own emotional response to the position he finds himself in as the Dragon Reborn. Discuss the following:

1. Do you think Rand should listen to other older, more experienced advisers more?

2. How much of Rand's actions seem based in logic versus reaction to things around him? Would Rand do better to base his decisions more on logic than emotions.?

3. Is it probable that a young, inexperienced former sheep herder has the ability to suddenly assume leadership of many countries? Why or why not.

Essay Topic 2

Whenever reading a science fiction or fantasy novel, one must become familiar with new terminology that explains concepts or ideas that are not a part of the "real" world. In the case of The Dragon Reborn, much of the setting may seem familiar to the reader (i.e. there are woods, mountains, rivers, oceans, etc.), though there are new ideas and terms to learn. Discuss the following:

1. Find five terms that are a part of the world of The Dragon Reborn that occur in the "real" world but are used differently in The Dragon Reborn.

2. Define the words as used in in The Dragon Reborn's world and compare those five words as to how they are currently used in the American English language.

3. There are ways of learning about a new world or time when reading a science fiction or fantasy novel. Discuss the ways you were able to understand the world of The Dragon Reborn. Did you have to look up any words? What does it mean to learn a word through its context? Do you have to do that in The Dragon Reborn? What word(s)?

4. Were there any words you never really understood from The Dragon Reborn? Which ones?

Essay Topic 3

Most fantasy novels, and in some sense, most novels, deal with the concept of good and evil. Discuss the following:

1. What are the forces allied with "good" in Rand's world and what forces are allied with "evil"?

2. How does one distinguish good from evil? How is good distinguished from evil in Rand's world?

3. Is there a universal consensus on what constitutes good or evil? Why or why not?

4. Do you generally agree with the ideas of good and evil in The Dragon Reborn? Why or why not?

5. What are several examples of good and evil in your culture? Do you agree with these ideas? Why or why not?

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