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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. What does Ing'tar say when Mat asks what Trollocs eat?

2. What does Nynaeve face when she goes through the final arch?

3. What reason does Selene give for going through Rand's saddle bags?

4. What happens after Nynaeve and Lan talk outside of Nynaeve's tent in Chapter fourteen?

5. What happens when Rand uses the Dark One's true name in Chapter six?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Selene that Rand and the others meet in Chapter sixteen.

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

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

4. What do Rand and the Warder discuss in Chapter one?

5. Describe Rand's encounter with Ba'alzamon in Chapter fifteen.

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

7. Describe what happens in Chapter ten when the bodies of the two men, presumably guards, are found in the tree.

8. What does Elayne explain after they see Logain in the hall?

9. What is Egwene told in Chapter eleven when she tells one of the Aes Sedai that she has had dreams of Rand?

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) Why was Thom focused on and Dena killed?

2) Speculate on what role Thom will play in the rest of the series.

3) What were the reasons that Thom would not follow Rand? Why did Rand want Thom along so badly? Will Thom look for Rand with Dena dead?

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) Explain the significance of Selene's character.

2) Could Selene have shown up at another place or time in the story? Explain why or why not.

3) Is there any reason to think that Selene and Lanfear are not the same person? Explain.

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