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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the leader of the Youths of Ulster?

2. What does Medb's watchman see running towards him?

3. What does Cethern demand from Cuchulain?

4. How does Amargin try to block the Irish fighters?

5. Who is Fingin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Point-of-view refers to the narrative voice of a literary work. What is the point-of-view in The Cattle Raid of Cooley?

(a) Give three examples that show biases the narrator has in telling the story. For example, does the narrator always support the protagonist?

(b) What is the "tone" of the narrative voice in The Cattle Raid of Cooley? Give three examples that show you support the narrative voice as being positive, negative, neutral, or all three at different times.

Essay Topic 2

Pride as a personal characteristic is prevalent in The Cattle Raid of Cooley. Show how pride is shown as a characteristic of these warriors and provide two instances where pride influences their decisions or actions:

(a) Cuchulain

(b) Fergus

(c) Ferdiad

Essay Topic 3

Characterization of characters in literary works are often revealed to us by what they do.

(1) Choose four characters in The Cattle Raid at Cooley and give one detailed example of how their actions reveal their character, and

(2) Choose one of these characters and explain how this example have an influence on the outcome of the story.

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