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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 the Abbot suggest to Merewyn regarding her question?

2. How long does it take the ships to get to the land Erik speaks of?

3. What does Sigurd think about Christianity?

4. Who sails into Greenland in June of 1000?

5. Where does Merewyn take her aunt's heart after her aunt dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was wrong with Ethelred's first wife, Queen Elgifu, in the year 1002?

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

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

4. How did Brother Finian and Rumon find out that the smoke Finian smelled was really a Viking attack?

5. How did Ketil dress on his way to the Allthing, two weeks after Rumon left Iceland?

6. When did Rumon get word of Merewyn's whereabouts when he followed her back to Padstow?

7. How did Merewyn describe the Hafnarfell Mountains?

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

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

10. Where was Merewyn's interview and what was Merewyn doing with Abbess Merwinna when the Abbess told Merewyn that she couldn't be accepted into the novitiate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare England with Great Ireland where Rumon was held captive for 3 years with the Culdees. Explain how the two places differ, what each place represents, and how their contrast contributes to the meaning of the work.

Essay Topic 2

Consider the relationship between the characters and the setting for "Avalon." Think about the way that the characters are described, their characteristics, the conflicts that they face, the actions they take, and their emotional reactions. Compare these qualities to the setting--to the way that it is described, to the particular things that are described, and to the words that are used to describe the place(s) where "Avalon" takes place. Explain how the setting of "Avalon" is representative (or not) of the characters.

Essay Topic 3

Explore how gender affects the plot and character development in "Avalon." How are male and female characters portrayed? What are the roles of males and females in Medieval society both in England and Iceland? How did gender influence the choices that were available to the characters and the decisions that they made?

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