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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. Why do no people inhabit the place Elayne and Egwene visit?

2. With what does Mat feel unfairly burdened?

3. What does Rand tell Min he thinks may be possible?

4. Where will Mat's escape attempt start?

5. How does the gholam kill?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Cadsuane and her party examine inside the Hall of Counsels?

2. What is Bethamin Zeami's goal and how is that difficult to achieve?

3. How do Lan, Rand, and Nynaeve deal with some assassins on Blue Carp Street?

4. Who betrays Rand and what does Rand do?

5. Where is Tylin going when Mat rides with her to the city gates?

6. What does Rand hear about Far Madding and what are his plans for staying in the city?

7. What does Mat remember to check on for the fireworks maker and what does he learn?

8. Why does Cadsuane slap Rand?

9. How Mat preparing to leave Ebou Dar?

10. What does Mat discover about the damane collar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elayne is one of the three women that Min saw in Rand's future, along with herself. The third is the Aiel woman, Aviendha.

Discuss the following: Why do you think Jordan has Rand romantically involved with three women? Does Rand's involvement with three women throughout the series add or subtract from the main story? Explain your reasoning. Do you think it is believable that the three women are willing to share Rand's affections? Why? Does it seem misogynistic of the author to have Rand involved with three women?

Essay Topic 2

Alanna "bonds" Rand, an action that infuriates him.

Discuss the following: What does it mean when an Aes Sedai "bonds" someone? How long does a bond last? Can someone get rid of a bond once it is in place? What are the advantages of bonding? The disadvantages? Why do you think Alanna is furious that Rand allows Min, Elayne, and Aviendha to bond with him? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the three women all being bonded to Rand?

Essay Topic 3

Though it is not a part of "Winter's Heart", the readers are given enough information to learn that Rand Al'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 as a shepherd in a small village (Emond's Field)? 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 female?

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