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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 do the Aiel call darkfriends?

2. Where does Mat find Thom Merrilin.

3. How did Liandrian, Rianna, Amico, and Joiya learn where Elayne, Egwene and Nynaeve are staying?

4. What does a well in one town through which Rand passes do?

5. What does Moiraine tell Perrin once they are in Tear?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Mat find when he hits the taverns to earn money and what does the man tell Mat as to why he is in Tar Valon?

2. What does Egwene discover when she visits Tel'Aran'Rhiod?

3. What does Moiraine's group notice as they are traveling towards Tear?

4. What agreement do Faile and Moiraine reach?

5. How does Mat finally gain access to the palace in Caemlyn, and what does he overhear about Elayne?

6. Where does Elayne send Mat, and how is he able to escape Tar Valon?

7. How does Zarine Bashere come to join the group Moiraine is leading?

8. What happens when Egwene and Nynaeve awake in a small room after being captured?

9. How does Faile become bewitched and who decides to help her?

10. What happens when Nynaeve and Elayne return to Mother Guenna's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Jordan treats the world of dreams as an actual world where what happens there can impact people when not in the dream world; for example, if one is killed in the dream world, they are dead in "real life." Discuss one of the following:

1. Trace and analyze how both Egwene and Perrin become more and more experienced in the dream world from the beginning of The Dragon Reborn to the end.

2. Describe and analyze Tel'Aran'Rhiod, and how it impacts the plot in The Dragon Reborn.

3. Why do you think Jordan includes the world of Tel'Aran'Rhiod in his Wheel of Time series?

Essay Topic 3

The word "ta'veren" is used frequently in The Dragon Reborn and in all the other books in Jordan's Wheel of Time series. Discuss the following:

1. Explain the concept of ta'veren and give examples of it to illustrate your explanation.

2. Do you think Jordan uses instances of ta'veren as a narrative contrivance? Why or why not. Give examples to support your stance.

3. How do you think the concept of ta'veren adds to the complexity of the novel? Explain using examples.

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