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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 happens to people who touch the Mashadar mist?

2. What does Rand say he needs to hear after his talk with Nynaeve at the inn?

3. What does Thom teach Mat to do?

4. What kind of creatures attack Tam and Rand's house?

5. Why does Tam think Two Rivers is safe from the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Lan and Moiraine saying when Rand comes to them for help with his father?

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

3. What does Rand tell Nynaeve when they are alone at the inn, and what is her response to this?

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

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

6. Where does Elyas lead Perrin to avoid the ravens, and how does Perrin feel about this?

7. What does Mat do to the Whitecloaks in Baerlon?

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

9. What is different about Lan's cloak?

10. What is the most important thing that Padan Fain brings to the Festival, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Robert Jordan is careful to make sure that although these characters have magical powers, they are still very much human. Please cite some specific examples of this from the book and discuss how this humanity affects your view of the characters and the believability of the book.

Essay Topic 2

Jealousy was an emotion that reared its ugly head a number of times in this book. Which characters evoked this emotion, and how did they respond to their jealous tendencies? How did these instances affect the plot of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Competition and Fair-Play were major themes found in many different scenes of this book. What are some of those scenes, and what affect did they have on the course of the plot?

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