The Second Ghirardelli-Novak Survey

Judith Ellen Ghirardelli & John S. Novak, III


Here they are-- the results of the Second Annaul Ghirardelli-Novak Survey.

Before I proceed with the actual results though, a few comments.

The Results

Multiple Choice Questions

  1. What happened to Moiraine at the docks?
    07     A  she is dead, never to be seen again
    40     B  she is alive and stilled
    29     C  she is alive and not stilled
    04     D  she is dead, and now in Tel'arin'rhiod
    04     E  none of the above
    
  2. What happened to Lanfear at the docks?
    07     A  she is dead, never to be seen again
    18     B  she is alive and stilled
    52     C  she is alive and not stilled
    04     D  she is dead, and now in Tel'arin'rhiod
    04     E  none of the above
    
  3. What was in Moiraine's letter to Thom?
    67     A  info about the Red Ajah who gentled Thom
    23     B  info on how to rescue her
    02     C  nothing important 
    11     D  none of the above 
    
  4. What happened/will happen to Moghedian?
    01     A  nothing - she's not in Salidar
    32     B  Nynaeve collars her with the a'dam they have, without AS 
              sanction or knowledge
    25     C  Nynaeve collars her with the a'dam she gets Elayne to
              make, without AS sanction or knowledge
    02     D  the AS collar her
    07     E  the AS shield/still her
    19     F  she escapes Salidar and Nynaeve
    05     G  none of the above
    
  5. Is Egwene
    05     A  under Fain's spell
    00     B  a darkfriend, deep in the Shadow
    77     C  none of the above
    
  6. What's the commotion in Shienar?
    10     A  Slayer is stirring them up
    50     B  Hurin's news about Rand is stirring them up
    19     C  a Forsaken is there
    06     D  Padan Fain is there
    09     E  none of the above
    01     N  ??  <Probably a B in disguise.>
    
  7. Is _Lord of Chaos_ titled for
    32     A  Rand
    19     B  the Dark One
    08     C  Padan Fain
    13     D  the DO and Rand
    07     E  all of the above
    06     F  none of the above
    
  8. Are the following Black Ajah??
    30     A  Alanna
    21     B  Anaiya 
    18     C  Danelle
    14     D  Sheriam
    28     E  Carlinya
    
  9. What *is* the deal with Verin?
    05     A  She is Black Ajah
    02     B  She is a Forsaken 
    07     C  She is working for Lanfear
    00     D  She is working for a Forsaken other than Lanfear
    21     E  She is a sweet and innocent Aes Sedai, just striving for 
              knowledge
    00     F  She is working for the Whitecloaks
    00     G  She is working for Padan Fain
    00     H  She is working for Slayer
    48     I  none of the above
    
  10. What was up with Gawyn during the coup?
    12     A  he was involuntarily bonded
    55     B  he was driven by hate for Siuan Sanche due to her
              annoying reluctance to fill him in about Elayne and Egwene
    13     C  he was under the control of a Forsaken
    01     D  he was being impersonated
    10     E  none of the above
    
  11. What does Mat "giving up half the light of the world" mean?
    74     A  he loses an eye
    01     B  something about half the power no longer working in next age
    04     C  something to do with Mayene and the lampoil
    07     D  none of the above
    
  12. Who will die ?
    53     A  Rand
    09     B  Mat
    02     C  Perrin
    13     D  Faile
    08     E  Egwene
    03     F  Elayne
    44     G  Galad
    14     H  Gawyn
    58     I  Elaida
    11     J  Aviendha
    13     K  Lan
    08     L  Thom
    04     M  Nynaeve
    09     N  Min
    32     O  Verin
    40     P  Morgase
    
  13. In the end will the DO:
    45     A  be re-sealed
    16     B  die
    03     C  win
    17     D  none of the above
    
  14. What was the Moiraine/Verin thing ("Moiraine sent me"-"I didn't send her")?
    07     A  a Jordan mistake
    01     B  Moiraine was lying
    25     C  Verin was lying
    05     D  one was being impersonated
    33     E  a misunderstanding between characters
    12     F  none of the above
    
  15. Will Rand
    32     A  die at the end and stay dead
    05     B  fake his death
    35     C  die and come back
    12     D  not die
    
  16. Will Rand break the world
    28     A  physically 
    67     B  figuratively
    02     C  not at all
    
  17. What will happen *next* to the Horn?
    40     A  the good guys get it
    35     B  the bad guys get it
    01     C  the Hunters find it
    05     D  it collects dust in the Tower and is not found until the next Hunt
    
  18. Will the following pair up romantically?
    60     A  Domon and Egeanain
    46     B  Morgase and Tallanvor
    41     C  Leanne and Logain
    71     D  SS and Gareth Bryne
    
  19. Who said "IT IS NOT HERE" at the end of _The Eye of the World_?
    49     A  the Creator
    03     B  the DO
    04     C  Ishmael
    11     D  Lews Therin Telamon
    12     E  none of the above
    
  20. Who is really dead, not just missing or hiding?
    61     A  Ishmael
    63     B  Geofram Bornhald
    67     C  Ingtar
    72     D  Asmodean
    08     E  Lanfear
    10     F  Moiraine
    76     G  Rahvin
    09     H  Luc
    
  21. What is the deal with Lan's Bond?
    02     A  he is still bonded to Moiraine (which assumes she is alive)
    09     B  he is now bonded to Nynaeve
    62     C  he is now bonded to Myrelle, who will pass the bond on to
              Nynaeve
    04     D  he is now bonded to Myrelle, who will pass the bond on to
              someone else (not Nynaeve)
    06     E  he is now bonded to Myrelle, who will keep his Bond for
              herself 
    01     F  he is now bonded to someone other than Moiraine or Myrelle
              or Nynaeve
    00     G  none of the above
    
  22. Where is Gaidal Cain?
    12     A  He is Uno
    04     B  He is Logain
    13     C  He will be born to Rand and Aviendha
    23     D  He will be born to Perrin and Faile
    00     E  He will be born to Mat and tDotNMs (the Daughter of the
              Nine Moons, - hey why not?)
    23     F  We won't see him in the books again
    02     G  ??
    01     H  ??
    

    Text Answered Questions

  23. Who killed Asmodean?
    35     Lanfear
    10     Anonymous or unknown Forsaken
    05     Semirhage
    04     Sammael
    05     Ishamael
    03     Demandred
    03     Padan Fain/Mordeth 
    02     Mazrim Taim
    02     The Dark One 
    02     Mesaana
    01     Graendal 
    01     Lanfear and Mesaana
    01     Conan
    01     his mother
    01     A lieutenant 
    01     Piglet 
    
  24. Who is the most annoying female character?
    24     Nynaeve 
    24     Egwene
    06     Elaida
    05     Aviendha
    04     Siuan Sanche
    03     Liandrin 
    03     Moiraine
    02     Berelain 
    02     ELAYNE
    01     Faolain 
    01     Sorilea
    01     Lanfear
    01     Verin
    01     Nynaeve AND Lanfear
    01     Bela
    01     Moghedien
    01     Graendal
    
  25. Who is the most annoying male character?
    24     Mat
    13     Galad
    03     Rand
    02     Perrin
    06     Fain 
    03     Uno 
    03     Child Byar  
    02     Cenn Buie 
    02     Masema 
    02     Bayle Domon 
    02     Valan Luca 
    02     Lan 
    01     Sammael 
    01     Thom
    01     Hari Coplin
    01     Gawyn
    01     Mazrim Taim
    01     Aram
    01     Asmodean 
    01     Tallanvor
    01     Logain 
    01     Roy 
    01     "The Thief Catcher" (Which I take to be Juilan)
    01     "borhald" (Which could be either Geofram or Dain)
    01     Robert Jordan 
    
  26. Where is Graendal?
    29     Seanchan
    14     Shara
    06     Saldaea
    04     Hiding/sleeping/lost
    03     Amador/Amadicia 
    02     Somewhere in the Borderlands 
    02     Tarabon/Tanchico 
    02     Shienar/Fal Dara 
    01     Arad Doman
    01     Caemlyn
    01     Cairhein
    01     With the Sea Folk 
    01     At a circus
    01     Vegas
    
  27. Who is the man with Graendal in the Prologue of tFoH (man in coat that looks slept in)
    16     Jain Farstrider
    09     No one important/No one known to us readers
    04     Geofram Bornhold 
    03     Fain 
    03     Pedron Niall
    03     An anonymous deposed King/ruler 
    02     Sammael 
    01     Mazrim Taim
    01     The Emperor of Shara
    01     Gareth Bryne
    01     A Seanchan sniffer 
    01     Lord Barthanes
    01     A seeker
    01     Ishamael
    01     Demandred 
    01     Lord Agelmar
    01     Peter Falk 
    01     Fudd
    
  28. Where is Morgase headed?
    40     Salidar
    27     Amador/Amadicia/To the Whitecloaks 
    02     To Gareth Bryne <Which could be interepretted several ways> 
    02     To Gareth Bryne's estates
    01     To raise an army
    01     Emond's Field 
    01     Tanchico
    01     Saldea  
    01     No place in particular
    01     White Tower 
    
  29. Who will Egwene end up with?
    49     Gawyn 
    14     Galad 
    12     No one (varying reasons) 
    03     Galad and Gawyn 
    01     Loial 
    01     The Dark One 
    
  30. Farstrider is
    25     dead 
    12     No one/No one we will see
    07     With Graendal
    06     No one we know, yet 
    08     Jain Farstrider 
    08     Elyas Machera 
    01     Bela
    01     Bayle Domon
    
  31. Who will marry Mat?
    45     Daughter of the Nine Moons/Variants on "Seanchan Princess"
    07     Berelain 
    04     Tuon (Second Daughter of the Empress, currently favored)
    04     The EMpress of the Seanchan herself 
    03     Cerandin 
    01     First Daughter of the Empress
    01     Tulu <Tuon?> 
    03     The Empress' Daughter put to the Question, mentioned tFoH, 36, "A
           Short Spear", p372 
    01     Leader of the Seanchan Return  
    01     "The girl with the broken spear" 
    
  32. Who will use the female sa'angreal on Tremalking??
    45      Nynaeve
    15      Egwene 
    07      Elayne 
    03      Lanfear 
    02      Aviendha and Elayne
    02      Aviendha 
    01      Aviendha and Egwene
    01      Aviendha and Nynaeve 
    01      Nynaeve, Elayne, and Egwene 
    01      Nynaeve, Elayne, Aviendha and Egwene 
    01      Nynaeve, some forsaken, & possiblay Verin
    
    Questions 32 and 33 were particularly difficult for me to grade. I think that these events are once-in-the-series events, and as such, the longer answers are justifiably unique. Nynaeve using the sa'angreal is not the same, IMO, as Nynaeve and Elayne using the sa'sangrel, for instance.
  33. Who will discover the Song?
    13     Perrin 
    13     Rand 
    13     Loial 
    11     No one 
    06     Aram 
    03     Perrin and Loial 
    02     Perrin, Aram, and Loial
    01     Rand and Perrin
    01     Aram and Perrin
    01     Elyas
    01     Loial, Gaul, Chiad, Bain, and Aram
    01     Aram, Chaid, and Bain 
    01     Valan Luca 
    01     Gaul
    01     Loial and Rand 
    01     Aram and Loial
    01     Min 
    01     Loial, Aram,  Gaul and Perrin
    01     Perrin, Loial, and the Tinkers 
    01     Midnight Oil
    01     Banjo Paterson
    01     Bela
    
  34. Who will be collared in the future?
    24     Moghedian
    22     Rand
    13     Elayne
    11     Various unnamed Aes Sedai
    06     Elaida
    03     Aviendha
    03     Egwene
    03     Nynaeve 
    02     Mesaana
    02     Mazrim Taim 
    02     Graendal
    01     Edesina
    01     Lanfear 
    01     Liandrin
    01     Sheriam
    01     Faolin
    01     Alviarin 
    01     Seanchan Empress' Daughter
    01     Seanchan Empress
    01     Moiraine 
    01     Demandred
    01     Sammael
    01     Semirhage
    01     Erica <?!>
    
    Question 34, on the other hand, I handled more like a multiple choice question, since we've got several books to go, any time during which we might see someone collared. So I just totalled up the number of times each person was mentioned.
  35. Who will off Padan Fain?
    23     Rand
    22     Mat 
    10     Perrin
    09     No one 
    04     Himself 
    01     Thom 
    01     Perrin and Nynaeve 
    01     Faile
    01     Aviendha
    01     Perrin and Rand
    01     Egwene
    01     The Dark One 
    01     Rand traps him with the DO.
    
  36. Who did Rand have in mind for the Throne of Cairhein?
    31     Moiraine 
    14     Galad 
    10     Thom 
    06     Thom and Moiraine 
    05     Elayne 
    03     Berelaine 
    02     Mat 
    01     Sorilea
    01     LOGAIN
    01     Galad
    01     MORGASE
    

    Yes/No Questions

  37. Has Ny lost her Block?
    25 Yes
    58 No
  38. Assuming Moiraine is alive, will Thom save her?
    74 Yes
    08 No
  39. Will Perrin be in the next book?
    81 Yes
    01 No
  40. Is Aviendha pregnant?
    68 Yes
    14 No
  41. Is Faile pregnant?
    45 Yes
    37 No
  42. Will Mat kill Sammael?
    34 Yes
    45 No
  43. Did the Seanchan take Tanchico?
    51 Yes
    31 No
  44. Will the Seanchan capture Salidar and the Tower in Exile?
    27 Yes
    52 No
  45. Is Fain the Dark One?
    01 Yes
    81 No
  46. Are all the seals broken now?
    08 Yes
    74 No
  47. Is the DO loose?
    08 Yes
    76 No
  48. Will Thom marry Moiraine (if she's alive) ?
    68 Yes
    12 No
  49. Is Thom Elayne's da?
    53 Yes
    28 No
  50. Will Rand lose his hand?
    43 Yes
    36 No
  51. Will Rand lose his mind?
    52 Yes
    32 No
  52. Will Rand slay any kin or other loved ones by the end of the series?
    32 Yes
    48 No
  53. Will Logain get the Power back?
    53 Yes
    28 No
  54. Will Siuan Sanche get the Power back?
    33 Yes
    48 No
  55. Will Perrin pick the axe or the hammer?
    41 Hammer
    19 Axe
    13 Yes
    04 No
    03 Both
  56. Will Bayle Domon lose the sad-bracelets in the ocean?
    12 Yes
    70 No
  57. Will Egwene be next Amyrlin?
    71 Yes
    12 No
  58. Will Dragonmount erupt?
    36 Yes
    43 No
  59. Will Shayol Ghul erupt?
    41 Yes
    40 No
  60. Will there be an eclipse when Rand spills his blood?
    56 Yes
    26 No
  61. Will Galad lead the Whitecloaks for Rand?
    54 Yes
    28 No
  62. Is Randland our future earth?
    52 Yes
    28 No
  63. Will Logain pull the Sword from the Stone?
    38 Yes
    42 No
  64. Will Ny find a way to Heal stilling?
    55 Yes
    25 No
  65. Will Ny find a way to Heal gentling?
    54 Yes
    26 No
  66. Will the Taint be removed from the Male half of the Source?
    59 Yes
    22 No
  67. Will Perrin lose himself and become a Howler?
    04 Yes
    79 No
  68. Will Faile be the next Queen of Saldaea?
    58 Yes
    24 No
  69. Will there be any more "Bubbles of Evil"?
    70 Yes
    12 No
  70. Will there be a "New Manatheren"?
    66 Yes
    15 No
  71. Is there some treasure hidden in the Mountains of Mist?
    50 Yes
    32 No
  72. Will Perrin and Faile tell Tam his "son" is the Dragon Reborn?
    57 Yes
    23 No
  73. Will Perrin and Faile tell Abel his son blew the Horn of Valere?
    49 Yes
    31 No
  74. Will we meet the people of Shara?
    60 Yes
    22 No
  75. Will we go to and see the land of the Seanchan (again)?
    78 Yes
    04 No
  76. Will any of the good guys be turned to the Dark Side by 13` Fades and Dreadlords?
    39 Yes
    41 No
  77. Will Rand be gentled?
    08 Yes
    72 No
  78. Will Perrin free Luc from the Dreamworld and kill Isam?
    42 Yes
    36 No
  79. Is Mat still linked to the Horn, since he shuffled off this mortal coil?
    55 Yes
    26 No
  80. Is Aram the Tinker a Darkfriend?
    37 Yes
    42 No
  81. Is Birgitte still Bound to the Wheel?
    55 Yes
    25 No
  82. Is Birgitte still a Hero of the Horn?
    50 Yes
    29 No
  83. Is Verin Corianin Nedeal?
    11 Yes
    69 No
  84. Will Rand go home to the Two Rivers in the next book?
    20 Yes
    61 No
  85. Will we see Valan Luca again?
    64 Yes
    16 No
  86. Is Cerandin from Valan Luca's show the Daughter of the Nine Moons?
    16 Yes
    63 No
  87. Will we ever see Jain Farstrider?
    33 Yes
    48 No

    Traditional Questions

  88. Which is your favorite book of the 5
    14    A  _The Eye of the World_
    06    B  _The Great Hunt_
    11    C  _The Dragon Reborn_
    46    D  _The Shadow Rising_
    14    E  _The Fires of Heaven_
    
  89. Which is your LEAST favorite book of the 5
    10    A  _The Eye of the World_
    25    B  _The Great Hunt_
    21    C  _The Dragon Reborn_
    08    D  _The Shadow Rising_
    10    E  _The Fires of Heaven_
    
  90. How many books will it take all together until the Tale is Told?
    03    Seven 
    49    Eight
    16    Nine
    06    Ten
    01    Thirteen
    01    Fifteen or more 
    02    Many/Lots 
    

John Novak (jsn@concentric.net)