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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 held in the Stone of Tear?

2. Who decides to marry on the day before Moriainne arrives in this town of question #34?

3. What is the purpose of the vision(s) Egwene will have?

4. To what are Egwene and Elayne raised?

5. What is the shape of the helmet Perrin wears in his dream?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Moiraine's explanation about the dreams the group all had in common about Callandor during the night?

2. How are Etwene, Nynaeve and Elayne treated publicly versus privately once they are back in the White Tower?

3. What is happening on the Almoth Plain, and what is Moiraine's response to it?

4. Why should the Children of Light be allies and what aren't they?

5. What happens as Nynaeve and Egwene are returning to Egwene's quarters in the White Tower?

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

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

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

9. What does Min tell Perrin about symbols she sees around him?

10. What sort of prophetic dreams has Egwene been having?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rand Al'thor is in some ways a larger-than-life hero. Despite incredible odds, he usually comes out on top, in this book and in the others in the series. Discuss the following:

1. Does having a larger-than-life hero make that person less of a hero? In other words, which is more admirable--a hero who ultimately always "lands on his feet," or one who strives against impossible odds and doesn't succeed?

2. Does a character have to be successful in order to be a hero? Explain your answer.

3. Choose one other character besides Rand who you might call a hero/heroine and explain why you choose that person.

4. Does every work of fiction have to have a hero? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Siuan Sanche sends Egwene, Nynaeve and Elayne to Tear to search out the Aes Sedai who are darkfriends. Discuss the following:

1. Is it responsible for Sanche to send three relatively young women who are also not highly trained in the use of saidar to possibly go up against experienced Aes Sedai who also outnumber them?

2. Do you think that extraordinary and dangerous times warrants doing things that are unorthodox and not necessarily ethical?

3. Many inexperienced women and men volunteered to act as agents in France to gain intelligence for the British government during WWII? Is that a similar type of situation as that which Egwene, Elayne and Nynaeve are doing? (You may need to do a little research about the British agents in France during WWII. Was it moral for the British to send in fairly young and inexperienced men and women as agents in a very dangerous situation? What about the fact that they were volunteers?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in The Dragon Reborn.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of The Dragon Reborn. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of The Dragon Reborn. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

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