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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. For whom is Rand searching?

2. What attacks Mat in a secluded alley?

3. What do the Seanchan call their invasion?

4. Why is Demandred angry?

5. Of what nationality is Shalon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Faile's biggest concern while marching? Why?

2. What outrages Nynaeve and how do Elayne, Aviendha and Min respond?

3. What do Min and Elayne discuss?

4. What do Elayne and Nynaeve discuss?

5. How does Faile react differently from the other women captives?

6. Describe the scouting party's activities.

7. What transpires when Mat arrives at the palace and meets up with Tylin, Suroth and others?

8. Why does Perrin get upset with the Wise Ones and what does he finally do?

9. What bargain does Therava offer Faile, Alliandre, and Maighdin?

10. What does Therava decide to do about the prisoners and how is their status shown?

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 affect 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:

1. Describe and analyze the wolf dream and what Perrin does in it.

2. Describe and analyze Tel'Aran'Rhiod (the dream world) and how it impacts the plot in "Winter's Heart". Why do you think Jordan includes the wolf dream and Tel'Aran'Rhiod in his Wheel of Time series?

Essay Topic 2

Whom do you think Rand trusts in this book and is his trust well founded? Whom does he mistrust and why? Give specific examples. Rand supports Mazrim Taim in opening a school for men who can channel.

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly describe and analyze the school for men who can channel and discuss if you think the school is necessary for Rand's goals. Is it wise to train men who can channel knowing that saidin is tainted and many if not all, men go insane after regularly using the One Power. Take a stance and defend it with examples.

2. How does Rand's foresight in granting amnesty to men who can channel and setting up the school influence the action in "Winter's Heart"? How do Rand and other major characters use men who can channel in "Winter's Heart"?

3. What do you think will be the impact of Rand cleansing saidin at the end of "Winter's Heart" in forthcoming books in the series?

Essay Topic 3

Traveling in the "Wheel of Time" series evolves, a phenomenon that also helps the book's pacing. First, in early novels in the series, Rand and the others travel by foot and horse; then the "Ways" are introduced, which significantly cuts down on the time it takes to get from one point to another. In even later books in the series, such as in "Shadow Rising", Rand uses a portal stone for travel across vast distances; however, one must first walk to a portal stone, so the travel cannot be said to be instantaneous. Finally, in even later books, including "Winter's Heart", a technique called "Traveling" is introduced where a doorway is magically "sliced" into the air and one can instantly be where s/he wants to go.

Discuss the following: What is the advantage of having the characters travel by horse and foot across long distances requiring significant amounts of time? What are the disadvantages? How is the plot affected when the time it takes to travel from point A to point B is drastically reduced? Give examples from "Winter's Heart". How would one or two scenes in "Winter's Heart" be affected if Rand or any other channeling individual could not instantly move from one place to another? Why do you think Jordan does not introduce the gateway means of travel until later books in the series, including "Winter's Heart"?

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