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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 Rand make for Tam after the Trolloc attack?

2. What does Mat want to find while in the dead city?

3. What do Myrddraal NOT have?

4. What does Moiraine make to block the path of the Trollocs after Lan kills the Myrddraal?

5. Who do the people in the village think is responsible for the Trolloc attack?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secret does Tam reveal while deep in his fever?

2. What is different about Lan's cloak?

3. What wakes Rand from his dream about the Dark One and the long corridor?

4. What convinces Nynaeve to join the group?

5. What happens when Rand returns to the house to get supplies after the Trollock attack?

6. Who joins the three boys leaving with Moiraine, and why?

7. Who does Thom say he and the boys are when the Captain of the boat outside the dead city asks them?

8. What does Thom learn about Morgain in the inn at Whitebridge?

9. What did Mat take away from the dead city?

10. What does Moiraine choose to do after getting to Whitebridge, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What three things were found in the pool at the end of the book, and what do those things symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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