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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. Who sees Sorcha talking to her brother?

2. Who does Sorcha pray to for help during the fight in the forest?

3. Why did Richard try to get rid of Simon?

4. What season is it when Sorcha wants to go to the river alone while in Briton?

5. Who fills the cave where Sorcha and the man who saved her from drowning hide?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Sorcha to pass out during her trial?

2. Why does Sorcha agree to marry Red?

3. Why does Red say he wants to marry Sorcha?

4. How does Sorcha feel as she sees the preparations for Red's wedding?

5. How does Anne help Sorcha while she is being held in prison?

6. How does Sorcha save Red from Redbeard's men?

7. What future does Sorcha see in a vision?

8. Why is Sorcha so upset over John's death?

9. Why does Red place Sorcha under certain protections in his home?

10. How does Sorcha meet Red?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Lady Oonagh show her power, and how is her power overcome in the end?

Essay Topic 2

Despair is a theme that is placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this play? Are the characters able to overcome despair? If they do, how? If they do not, why not?

Essay Topic 3

Sacrifice is a theme that is very prevalent in this book. Which characters are used the most to express this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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