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Ursula K. Le Guin

A Wizard of Earthsea

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1968

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Exam Answer Key

Multiple Choice

1. C (Chapter 1)

2. B (Chapter 1)

3. D (Various chapters)

4. A (Chapter 2)

5. C (Chapter 2)

6. A (Chapter 3)

7. C (Chapter 3)

8. A (Various chapters)

9. B (Various chapters)

10. B (various chapters)

11. A (Chapter 7)

12. C (Various chapters)

13. B (Chapter 9)

14. A (Chapter 9)

15. D (Chapter 10)

Long Answer

1. Through the various side characters and Ged’s own struggles, Le Guin explores the differences between those with power and those who are truly powerful. Those who are truly powerful have the wisdom to limit their use of power and use it only when necessary. The reason those individuals are more powerful is because, in addition to using magic, they have mastery over themselves and thus cannot be swayed by desires and temptations. Though Ogion has great power, he only uses it when necessary, such as when he saves the island from an earthquake. By contrast, though Serret is clever and well-versed in magic, she becomes enslaved by the Terrenon and, as a result, is unable to exercise agency.

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