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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 Captain Domon throw a crewman off his boat?

2. Who fights off the Trollocs in the village?

3. What does Perrin plan to do if they are attacked by the flock of ravens?

4. What does Tam give Rand just before he leaves with Lan?

5. What does Tam say Aes Sedai cannot do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Moiraine decide to not search for Egwene after the attack in the dead city?

3. What is different about Lan's cloak?

4. What does Moiraine tell the Two Rivers village about their past?

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

6. What happens in the first dream Perrin has of Ba'alzamon after meeting the wolves?

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

8. What does the innkeeper in Baerlorn tell Lan about when they get there?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters, write their main motivation throughout the book, and explain how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

Fear and Courage are two themes that seem to appear in tandem many times in this book. What are some of these instances, and why do they always appear together?

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