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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 Moiraine decide she should do alone?

2. Why do Thom and Mat going to see a Wisdom?

3. What does Aludra give Mat?

4. Who is Brend in actuality?

5. What does Comar tell Mat before Comar dies?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Nynaeve seek a Wisdom when they arrive in Tear, and how does the Wisdom help them?

7. What is the result of Mat's first attempt to deliver Elayne's letter to her mother?

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

9. Describe Egwene's first experience in Tel'Aran'Rhiod after using the ring to arrive there.

10. How do Nynaeve, Egwene, and Elayne come to encounter some Maidens of the Spear?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think The Dragon Reborn is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 3

Symbols are an important part of the story of The Dragon Reborn. Some of the symbols carry over from other books in the series. Discuss one of the following:

1. One of the most important symbols of the entire Wheel of Time series is that of the Dragon. Discuss and analyze using specific examples the symbol of the dragon.

2. One of the characters, Min Farseer, sees symbols circling the heads of many of the characters. Discuss the symbols Min sees circling the heads of three of the characters.

3. There are a number of symbols associated with the presence of good and evil. Discuss these and their meanings.

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