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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 is the result of Finnabair's death?

2. Why is Fergus chosen to be the spokesman with the powerful men of Ulster?

3. In her second disguise, Morrigan is an eel. What does she do to Cuchulain in battle?

4. What do Ailill and Medb want to ask Cuchulain for after the slaughter of the boy trooper?

5. The men of Ireland set off to Ulster. When they get to Cooley, what do they do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the Crutti Cainbili and what happened to them?

2. How does Cuchulain show the Irish that he is a real threat to them?

3. What did Fergus and Cuchulain agree to do that they would never normally do. What was the result of this?

4. How does Cuchulain feel about Fergus? Why doesn't this stop him from killing Etarcumul?

5. Why is Cuchulain not happy with his father's actions in The Repeated Warning of Sualtaim? What does Cuchulain have to do in the end?

6. Why is the battle at Fintan called the tooth-fight?

7. Who does Cuchulain kill on the riverbank? Why were they there?

8. How do the Irish underestimate Iliach?

9. What does Cuchulain do in "The Decision of the Battle" and how is he feeling?

10. What promise does Cuchulain make to Luguid about his brother Larini?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain in your own words the resolution of the story The Cattle Raid of Cooley. (2) What was the outcome for the following characters, describing it in two or three sentences:

a. Medb

b. Cuchulain

c. Dann

d. Fergus

Essay Topic 2

"Imagery" is language that is used to portray something so that we can visualize an element of a story in our mind's eye.

(1) Give at least four examples from the book where imagery is used to enhance the story;

(2) Refer to Chapter 36 for specific examples of imagery that evoke a picture of Cuchulain as he appears to the women and civilians who are traveling with the army; and (3) State why you believe strong imagery is important when a story is told with only words.

Essay Topic 3

A "motif" is an important idea or image that reoccurs in a literary work. Name four motifs that occur in The Battle Raid of Cooley and support each with two examples.

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