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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. For what instrument was the key used?

2. Where did Peter find the golden object?

3. Who confronts Peter about the coracle?

4. What does Dr. Rhys offer to lend Peter at his dinner party?

5. What did David do during the carol service last Christmas?

Short Essay Questions

1. After being put in a panic by Peter, what wakes the family up during the night?

2. What changes for Jen when she chooses to stay in Wales?

3. What does Peter confide in Becky, and why?

4. What is strange about the place where the group takes shelter on their second hike with Jen?

5. What does the blind man tell Taliesin when he tells of Elphin on the ship?

6. Where does the group take shelter on their second hike with Jen?

7. What does Becky tell Jen about Peter?

8. Why does Peter dislike Borth so much?

9. How did Peter find the metal object in the bog?

10. What does Becky pester Jen about during the Christmas preparations?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect the characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

Which character did you relate to most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

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