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

2. When Flambard was Lord Chancellor, it is said that all _____ slept and money ruled the land.

3. Where does Elric live?

4. What does Godric call the notion that the dead will live again?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the truth about Burcwen's feelings for William? What does she call him?

2. What happened fifty years before when Ranulf Flambard brought Cuthbert's bones to Durham?

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

4. What happens to Godric at the River Jordan and how does he compare it to the River Wear?

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

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

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

8. What is Godric's description of Perkin?

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

10. How does Elric justify his sparse lifestyle?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relationship between Godric and Perkin. Is he one of the five friends mentioned in the beginning of the book? Why or why not? What happens to Perkin?

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