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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 David get to Cardiff?

2. What happens to Peter after seeing Taliesin kicked out of his home?

3. Why does Peter know that Bedd Taliesin is a false marker?

4. Why did Taliesin leave his home?

5. How does Jen help Mrs. Evans when the wild animals are seen in the fields?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Peter feel when he sees no water in the moat?

2. What makes Dr. Rhys know that Peter's stories are true?

3. What begins to strain the relationship between Jen and Becky?

4. What is most alarming about the wolf that is killed during the hunt?

5. What artifact does Dr. Owen want to find and why?

6. What does Peter see as a similarity between him and Dr. Owen?

7. What does Peter realize the key wants him to do?

8. Why does Dr. Rhys not want to see Peter's key?

9. What does Jen beg Dr. Rhys to do?

10. What outdoor activity does the Morgan family begin doing together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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