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 Moiraine tell Rand in the letter?

2. What does Melindhra tell Mat as she is dying?

3. Who exclaims about Elayne's beauty?

4. What has Kin Tovere built Rand?

5. What group is camped on the river also?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Moiraine give Rand?

4. How does Brigitte come to be Elayne's warder?

5. Describe the conversation and interaction between Hadnan Kadere and Isendre.

6. What is the beginning of Mat's army (later to be called the Red Hand)?

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

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

9. Describe the interaction between Nynaeve and Uno.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Jordan treats the world of dreams as an actual world where what happens there can impact people when not in the dream world; for example, if one is killed in the dream world, they are dead in "real life." Discuss one of the following:

Describe and analyze the interactions between Moghedien and Nynaeve/Elayne in THE FIRES OF HEAVEN.

Describe and analyze Tel'Aran'Rhiod and how it impacts the plot in THE FIRES OF HEAVEN.

Why do you think Jordan includes the world of Tel'Aran'Rhiod in his Wheel of Time series?

Essay Topic 3

The concept of honor is important to many of the cultures and characters in Jordan's Wheel of Time series. One people, the Aiel, have a very complicated system based on honor, the violation of which entails "toh." Discuss the following:

Describe the Aiel system of honor and the concept of ji'e'toh.

Besides the Aiel, who else in Shadow Rising values his/her honor? Why? Give examples.

Why do you think honor is such an important concept in THE FIRES OF HEAVEN? The Whitecloaks often violate their honor when they should value it greatly. How do they violate the concept of honor? Give examples and discuss fully.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,132 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample