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

2. Where are Mat and Thom sleeping when a woman enters?

3. What are Aiel woman who choose to become warriors called?

4. Who leaps upon the ship at the last minute when Perrin and his group are departing?

5. What does Aludra give Mat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lan go after Moiraine even though she told him to set out for Tar Valon?

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

3. How do Mat and Thom come to find out where Nynaeve, Egwene and Elayne are?

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

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

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

7. Who is Comer and what happens when Mat encounters the man?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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