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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. Who does Perrin follow to the Waygate in his dreams?

2. Who is Egeanin?

3. What does Lian accept?

4. What banner is flying over Emond's Field?

5. What does Perrin tell Verin about Rand?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Wise Ones discipline Egwene and why does this confuse Rand and Mat?

2. How are the Two Rivers women and Faile held up as an example to the Whitecloaks?

3. How do Perrin's special abilities lessen the impact of the ambush of Perrin and his men?

4. Who is the source of the trolloc infestation and why?

5. Why does Perrin have an instant dislike for Lord Luc?

6. What excuse does Elaida use to depose Siuan, and how is Elaida being unwittingly manipulated?

7. Who is Bayle Domon and why does he owe Nynaeve a favor?

8. What are a couple consequences of Loial's initial unwillingness to destroy the Waygate?

9. What secrets are Faile and Perrin still keeping from each other?

10. How does Nynaeve respond to learning of Egeanin's identity and why does Nynaeve's response offend Egeanin.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 wolf dream and what Perrin does in it.

Describe and analyze Tel'Aran'Rhiod and how it impacts the plot in THE SHADOW RISING.

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

Essay Topic 2

Jordan synchronizes the action in four chapters by inserting the earthquake that Rand causes into each separate part of the story. Discuss the following:

Does Jordan's technique of showing the impact of the earthquake which Rand causes in four places help tie the story together? Why or why not?

Discuss the impact of the earthquake in each of the four settings in which it is experienced.

Do you think this earthquake is a foreshadowing of something in the future? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following to discuss:

Compare/contrast Rand and Mat.

Compare/contrast Rand and Perrin.

Compare/contrast Mat and Perrin.

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