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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. Roger Mouse buys a dappled mare in Newcastle so he can trot around like a _____.

2. What is Burcwen carrying when Godric is about to leave home?

3. What animal does Godric see in the woods on the way home from Rome?

4. In the Lady month of May, Aedwen is a _____ again.

5. What does Godric lay at his father's grave stone?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Godric feel about Roger Mouse?

2. What is Godric's purpose for going to Farne?

3. How does Tom Ball bless Godric when he leaves home?

4. How does Godric question his reasons for deciding to go to Rome with his mother?

5. Why does Godric believe that the hands of Reginald's order of monks are soft?

6. Describe the pictish king.

7. As he gets older, how does Godric resist his weakening state?

8. How does Godric describe Deric to Burcwen and why?

9. What does Godric say is King William Redhead's business with the people and how does Flambard help him?

10. What are Godric's memories of his father, Aedlward?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Gillian so significant to Godric? How does she appear to him? What does she say to him? Does she appear to anyone else? How does Godric feel about her and why?

Essay Topic 2

What happens when Godric's family's house burns down in his absence? How do they evolve as a family together again? What tragedies befall them? Why?

Essay Topic 3

What happens to change the relationship between Godric and Burcwen? Why? How does Burcwen's behavior toward Godric change? How does Godric feel about that?

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