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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 Aviendha upbraid Rand?

2. What has Asmodean hidden from sight?

3. What do Elayne and Nynaeve do on the boat?

4. What is Nynaeve doing during the show?

5. Where does Valan Luca's circus perform?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Min share with Elayne about Rand from one of Min's visions that involves Min and Elayne? What is Elayne's response?

2. Describe Rand and Aviendha's encounter with the Seanchan.

3. How does Mat end up fighting the Shaido?

4. What does Elayne finally tell Thom and Juilin after she has bonded Brigitte?

5. How does Mat end up killing Couladin?

6. How does Rand end up adding more to his list of women who have been killed around him or because of him?

7. How does Brigitte come out of Tel'Aran'Rhiod into the physical world?

8. What does Uno offer Nynaeve and what is her response?

9. What happens between Rand and Aviendha that creates toh for Aviendha to Elayne?

10. How does Mat help in the planning of the battle against the Shaido and what are Rand and Lan's reactions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elayne is one of the three women that Min saw in Rand's future, along with herself. The third will be the Aiel woman, Aviendha. Discuss the following:

Why do you think Jordan has Rand involved (eventually) with three women?

Does Rand's involvement with three women throughout the series add or subtract from the main story? Explain your reasoning.

Do you think it is believable that the three women are willing to share Rand's affections? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Rand Al'thor is in some ways a larger-than-life hero. Despite incredible odds, he usually comes out on top, in this book and in the others in the series. Discuss the following:

1. Does having a larger-than-life hero make that person less of a hero? In other words, which is more admirable--a hero who ultimately always "lands on his feet," or one who strives against impossible odds and doesn't succeed?

2. Does a character have to be successful in order to be a hero? Explain your answer.

3. Choose one other character besides Rand who you might call a hero/heroine and explain why you choose that person.

4. Does every work of fiction have to have a hero? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Though it is not a part of THE FIRES OF HEAVEN, 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:

How do you think Rand has changed from who he was before Moiraine comes to his village to the Rand he is in THE FIRES OF HEAVEN?

Why do you think Jordan chooses a young, unknown man to be the hero of the series?

How would the book have been different if Rand had been a prince?

How would the book have been different if the Dragon Reborn had been a female?

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