View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uno offer Nynaeve?

2. What is Nynaeve doing during the show?

3. What does Elayne tell Birgitte when Birgitte awakes?

4. What does Mat tell Lan?

5. Where does Rand transport himself and some Aiel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Little Tower ask of Gareth Bryne and what is his response?

2. What does Davram Bashere want and what is Rand's response?

3. How does Elayne demonstrate her compassion and potential as the next queen of Andor when they are leaving a boat out of Samara?

4. What do Nynaeve and Galad talk about?

5. How does Moghedien come to be Nynaeve's captive?

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

7. What do the nobles of Cairhien ask of Rand and what is Rand's response?

8. Why is Lanfear irate and what happens as a result?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in THE FIRES OF HEAVEN.

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of THE FIRES OF HEAVEN. How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of THE FIRES OF HEAVEN. How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?

2. Analyze and discuss The Fires of Heaven based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if THE FIRES OF HEAVEN is a successful novel.

3. Do you think the fact that THE FIRES OF HEAVEN is a novel in a series changes the criteria upon which its success should be judged? Explain.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,300 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample