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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 has Lord Luc told the Whitecloaks?

2. Who does Rand notice is traveling with the peddlers?

3. What does Perrin learn has happened to his family?

4. Where is the leaf key to the Waygate?

5. Who is Egeanin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Perrin suspect about Lord Luc's defiance of the Whitecloaks?

2. What makes it easier for Leane and Siuan to disguise themselves when they escape the White Tower?

3. What explanation does Verin give Perrin for her presence in Two Rivers and what are Perrin's thoughts about it?

4. Explain a little about the ancient country of Manetheren.

5. What greatly piques Egeanin's interest in Nynaeve and Elayne?

6. What does Faile understand about Chiad's feelings about Gaul that Perrin does not know?

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

8. How do Faile and Perrin reconcile?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 20, Thom Merrilin and Juilin Sandar are waiting on deck for Nynaeve and Elayne. Thom tells them that Moiraine asked him to come. Juilin says that he was approached by both Rand and Lan separately and was asked to see to the safety of Nynaeve and Elayne. Discuss the following:

What is ironic about Thom and Juilin being sent to guard two would-be Aes Sedai?

How do Thom and Juilin help Nynaeve and Elayne? Do the two men live up to their duty as guards?

What motivates each man to accept "guard duty"?

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

Though it is not a part of THE SHADOW RISING, the readers are given enough information to learn that Rand A'Thor was, up until a short time ago, a shepherd in a small village in Two Rivers. Discuss the following:

How do you think Rand has changed from who he was before Moiraine comes to his village to the Rand he is in Shadow Rising?

Why do you think Jordan chooses a young, unknown man to be the hero of the series?

How would the book have been different if Rand had been a prince?

How would the book have been different if the Dragon Reborn had been a female?

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