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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. How does Godric describe Elric's eyes?

2. What does Godric want God to anoint so that he may be a better person for Burcwen?

3. What color is Bishop Flambard's hair?

4. When Flambard was Lord Chancellor, it is said that all _____ slept and money ruled the land.

5. What sort of brigands accost Godric and his friends on the way back from Christmas mass in Durham?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the cathedral at Durham.

2. How does Perkin help Godric select his tomb?

3. What happens to Godric as he passes through the Durham gate on his way to Bishop Pudsey's Christmas mass?

4. What does Godric bid his feet to do and why?

5. How does Godric describe the Wear River and what is its significance to him?

6. What is Godric's description of Perkin?

7. What happens to Godric at the River Jordan and how does he compare it to the River Wear?

8. How does Godric perceive his acts in the service of Falkes de Granvill after his conversation with Hedwic?

9. What does Godric say of faith, hope, and charity? Why does he say this?

10. What happened fifty years before when Ranulf Flambard brought Cuthbert's bones to Durham?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Falkes de Granvill? What moral dilemma does Godric experience with Falkes de Granvill's wife, Hedwic? Why does he finally leave the service of Falkes de Granvill?

Essay Topic 2

How do Godric and Roger Mouse make money on the Saint Esprit? How do they use piracy aboard their own ship to further their gains? How does Godric's behavior differ from Roger Mouse's? How does Godric ultimately feel about his actions afterward? Why has he called himself by a different name during his adventures with Roger Mouse?

Essay Topic 3

How is Godric received when he finally goes back home? How long has he been gone? What has changed? How does Burcwen feel about him? About his brother William? Why?

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