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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. To what kind of concert does Dr. Rhys take the Morgans?

2. What does Jen say she can help with if she stays in Wales?

3. What is a coracle?

4. What disappoints Jen about her father at the beginning of the book?

5. What causes Jen to feel lonely during her vacation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Taliesin promise the king before the war?

2. What does Taliesin do during battles and why?

3. Why does Peter think he is being shown these visions?

4. What does Peter see in his second vision?

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

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

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

8. What does Peter realize at the concert with Dr. Rhys?

9. What does Peter see in his first vision?

10. Why is Peter jealous of Jen at the beginning of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places? What role did despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this novel all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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