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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. What skill has Jen grown in since moving to Wales?

2. What does Jen mention that causes Dr. Rhys to talk sharply?

3. What makes Peter's trip to the museum unhappy?

4. What does Peter say when Jen asks if Peter knows what the fire in the sky is?

5. What does Jen say when David confronts Jen about Dr. Owen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What trouble does Peter have during the hunt?

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

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

4. What is Bedd Taliesin supposed to be?

5. What does David do to protect his children when Dr. Owen comes to his house?

6. What does Dr. Rhys say is wrong about American schools?

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

8. Why does Dr. Rhys say people like to understand things?

9. Why does Peter realize he has been chosen to have the key?

10. Why is David so shocked to hear about the wolf spotted in the area?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Peter and Gwilym are two very similar people, and yet they have some very notable and important differences. Using the text for support, write a compare/contrast essay about these two characters.

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

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