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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Laeg make Cuchulain feel better about not fighting?

2. What does Cethern soak in for three days?

3. Who is Fingin?

4. What happens to Oengus after he arrives to help Cuchulain?

5. Cethern's father, Fintan, brings a hundred and fifty men with him. How many Irish do they kill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Explain what foreshadowing is and how it is used in The Cattle Raid of Cooley, citing three examples. Include in two of these examples how the paranormal is used: for example, prophets, witches, fairies, etc.

Essay Topic 3

Symbolism is used when a concrete object is used to represent an idea or emotion. Explain the use of symbolism in Chapter 16. What is the concrete object that symbolizes something abstract? What does it symbolize? Explain with an example how this illustrates the situation of the Irish later in the chapter. Supply three more examples that show how it symbolizes the situation of the Irish later in the book.

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