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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Catalin and his men do before they go into battle?

2. How does Cormac make Donn angry so that he fights all night?

3. How does Cuchulain appear to the woman and civilians traveling with the army?

4. Why do the Irish fighters scorn Iliach as a warrior?

5. What is Iliach's reaction to the Irish scorn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

(a) Explain what is meant by "mood" in a literary work.

(b) Give three examples of how mood might be portrayed to the reader.

(c) In Chapters 28 and 29 (The Slaying of Ferbaeth and The Combat of Larini MacNois) show how the mood of the novel changes due to the portrayal of Cuchulain and his actions and feelings.

Essay Topic 3

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

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