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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. By the reckoning of men, one half of Godric's life is an _____.

2. What is Hedwic doing in her chamber when Godric passes as he is leaving the service of Falkes de Granvill?

3. What is Roger Mouse missing when Godric meets him for their second set of adventures?

4. Which field is thick with corpses from fighting between the Frankish knights and the Turks?

5. Godric built a little church of wood for ______ near the Wear.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Elric justify his sparse lifestyle?

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

3. What happens to Godric as he passes through the Durham gate on his way to Bishop Pudsey's Christmas mass?

4. How does Perkin help Godric select his tomb?

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

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

7. When Reginald is writing in his book about Godric's service with Falkes de Granvill, how does he judge the noble lord as Godric tells his story? How does this reflect Reginald's belief that all men are essentially good?

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

9. Describe the cathedral at Durham.

10. Why does Godric choose the church near Bishop Auckland to give away his fortune?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Godric meet the hermit, Elric? What is Elric's general demeanor? What does Godric learn from and about Elric?

Essay Topic 2

When Godric is taken to Burcwen's grave, how does he react? How does he sum up her life?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Reginald seek Godric's blessing in the writing of his book? What is Godric's reaction to Reginald's telling of his story?

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