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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. Who keeps the family merry during Christmas?

2. Where is Peter when he wakes up from the vision of Taliesin leaving Elphin on the ship?

3. David compliments Gwylam on ___________.

4. How many towns were destroyed in the ancient flood?

5. For what instrument was the key used?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jen say about the person that Peter thinks is Taliesin?

3. How does David get a hold of Rhian's family during the storm?

4. What does Peter do during the storm and why?

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

6. Why does Jen want to take Becky to see Dr. Rhys?

7. What does Peter do that causes his family to panic?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Many different characters in this book were persuaded to do things that they would not have done of their own accord? What are some of these instances, and how did persuasion affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story? Where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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