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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. In chapter one what does Rand say about the wind when he is talking to the Warder?

2. What does the Red Aes Sedai question Mim about in the end of Chapter twenty-four?

3. What does Amyrlin say about Rand's name when Moiraine speaks it?

4. What does Moiraine say is wrong with Mat?

5. Who does Moiraine say could go after the dagger without worrying about becoming infected by the evil?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Perrin is able to help track Fain and the other Darkfriends after Hurin has disappeared in Chapter fourteen.

2. What happens when Rand is given the package in Chapter eleven that Moiraine sent with the guard to be given to Rand?

3. Why is Mim at the White Tower?

4. What differences have occurred in Mat and Perrin since they left their home?

5. Describe what is seen of Bayle Domon in the end of Chapter nine?

6. What does Nynaeve face when she walks through the three arches?

7. What does Rand find when he returns to his room in Chapter two?

8. What does the Amyrlin and Moiraine tell Rand when he enters the Amyrlin's chambers?

9. Describe the scene in Chapter four when Liandrin and Anaiya are taking Moiraine to the Amyrlin.

10. Describe the discussion in Chapter three when Mat implies that he is going to leave with Rand?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Mim explains that Galad is so good that he would hurt the woman he was with to do the right thing. Is it possible to be 'too good?' Explain.

2) What role did Captain Domon play in the story? Is it significant that his ship left before Nynaeve and the other arrived?

3) Speculate on how the story would have been different if the Captain had not left without Nynaeve and the others.

Essay Topic 2

1) Is there any doubt that Liandrin was a member of the Black Ajah? Explain.

2) Why is Liandrin not shown again in this story? Do you believe she will be seen again later in the series or that her role is finished?

3) Did Liandrin ever lie? It is known that an Aes Sedai can't lie. What did Liandrin say that made sense after it was known what she was planning?

Essay Topic 3

1) What does the Horn represent? What else could have been used in place of the horn?

2) Is it significant that it was Mat that blew the Horn and not Rand?

3) Before reading that Mat blew the horn who would you have thought would be the character that would use it? Explain.

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