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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. Concerning Arthur, what is Queen Morgause unsure of?

2. As she tells Mordred the story of his birth and childhood, who does Queen Morguase lead Mordred to believe his father is?

3. How does Queen Morguase plan to use Mordred once she meets him?

4. What rumor do Brude and Sula discuss as the book begins?

5. Who demands a meeting with Arthur?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mordred feel upon his return home to Brude and Sula?

2. Why does Mordred kill Gabran?

3. What do Mordred's fights with the twins come to signify?

4. What does Queen Morgasue reveal to Mordred on his first visit to her castle?

5. Why does Mordred seek freedom like the wildcat he tries to release?

6. How do Brude and Sula like raising Mordred and what do they suspect concerning his origins?

7. What does Arthur promise to Mordred?

8. How is Mordred introduced to the Orkney princes and Queen Morgause?

9. Why does Mordred think that he must watch what he says around Morgause's sons?

10. What is Arthur looking for when the guards bring Mordred in to see him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What provokes the Orkney princes to attract Guinevere and Bedwyr?

What did they hope to gain from the deaths of Bedwyr and Guinevere?

Had they survived, would Arthur have finally punished (or killed) the princes?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the point of view used by the author throughout the entire book.

Was is first person, second, person, or third person (limited or subjective)?

How does this point of view influence the reader's opinion concerning Mordred's innocence?

How does this literary choice create sympathy for Mordred? Or would you disagree? Does the voice not create a sympathetic tone for Mordred?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Morgan to her sister, Queen Morgause.

How are the sisters the same?

How do they both plot the downfall of Arthur?

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