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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. Why does Moiraine push her party hard?

2. Why does Nynaeve seek out a Wisdom?

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

4. What is Samon's other name?

5. Who can use Callandor?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Juilian learn about Liandrin and the other black ajah Aes Sedai?

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

4. Who does Mat save and how does the person reward Mat?

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

6. What is Perrin able to smell and how does that help them in an inn in Illian?

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

8. What does Mat learn from Master Gill about the task of delivering the letter?

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

10. What does Siuan Sanche say about the sword called Callandor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Though it is not a part of The Dragon Reborn, the readers are given enough information to learn that Rand A'Thor was, up until a short time ago, a shepherd in a small village in Two Rivers. Discuss the following:

1. How do you think Rand has changed from who he was before Moiraine comes to his village to the Rand he is in The Dragon Reborn?

2. Why do you think Jordan chooses a young, unknown man to be the hero of the series?

3. How would the book have been different if Rand had been a prince?

4. How would the book have been different if the Dragon Reborn had been a female?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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