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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 does Goric ask to teach him how to pray?

2. How does Reginald say Burcwen died?

3. What color is Bishop Flambard's hair?

4. How many seas does Godric say he has sailed in his mind?

5. What does Reginald hold to Godric's lips to see if he is still alive?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Godric's family find out where he is living when their house burns down?

2. What impression does King Baldwin have on Godric and Roger Mouse when they first meet him?

3. Describe the antics of the choirboys at the church where Godric works.

4. What are Godric's thoughts as he listens to the monks sing at Christmas mass in Durham?

5. How is Elric, in all his rantings and his hermit lifestyle, treated by the community that surrounds where he lives?

6. How does Godric forgive Aedlward for being a distant father?

7. Describe the apparition that Godric sees when he prays to the Mother Mary.

8. What does Godric bid his feet to do and why?

9. How does Godric really feel about the sacrifices he has made for God as a hermit?

10. How does Godric perceive his acts in the service of Falkes de Granvill after his conversation with Hedwic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Tom Ball's lecture to Godric on doors. What do doors symbolize? Why does Tom Ball talk to Godric about doors?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Falkes de Granvill? What moral dilemma does Godric experience with Falkes de Granvill's wife, Hedwic? Why does he finally leave the service of Falkes de Granvill?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the transformation of Godric from rogue to holy hermit. What affect does Godric's sins take on him? What causes him to reassess his life?

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