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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 does Merewyn ask the Abbot?

2. What does the Abbess suggest Merewyn to do once her pilgrimage is over?

3. Who's hand in marriage does King Ethelred ask for?

4. Who do Rumon and Finian find at the church?

5. What does Odo use to purchase things for Merewyn?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Orm feel for his mother once Orm sold the Bylgia to the Bristol Thane, Odo?

2. How did Ketil react to Merewyn's plea for him not to go a-viking anymore?

3. How were Merewyn, Orm, and Thora received at the hostel at Glastonbury Abbey?

4. How had Bishop Ethelwold done his duty by Merewyn for her trip to St. Petroc's?

5. What did Merewyn see on her trip to the Allthing?

6. Why couldn't Merewyn get the land grants and the title of Thane for Orm that she wanted in the year 1002?

7. What was the grand commotion that happened in Greenland in June of 1000?

8. What did Merewyn tell the porter at Glastonbury Abbey that got her in to see the Abbot?

9. How does Merewyn's mother-in-law, Asgerd feel about Merewyn?

10. What is Thora, Merewyn's daughter, like in June of 1000?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Select a moment or scene in "Avalon" that you find especially memorable. Identify the passage, explain how it is used in the novel, and analyze the reasons for its effectiveness.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the way that the techniques Seton uses to make the setting vivid and real to readers and how effective these techniques are. What are the primary locations? How are these places made realistic? How does Seton use extended description, background information and specific detail to make the setting come alive for readers? How do Merewyn and Rumon fit in the setting: Do they seem at home or out of place? How do their reactions and interactions with the setting affect the realism of the locations?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Celtic Christianity and Roman Catholicism of Medieval society. What do they have in common? How are they different?

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