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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 risks death to save the warrior?

2. What horse does Duncan expect Madelyne to ride into battle?

3. According to Chapter Six, how does Duncan command Madelyne to wait during the battle?

4. What color eyes does the warrior have?

5. Whose eye does Madelyne blacken while she is sick?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Adela's physical appearance when Madelyne first meets her.

2. What is Duncan's reaction to Madelyne's actions to rescue and warm him?

3. As Madelyne is planning her escape from Duncan, what obstacles does she think she needs to overcome?

4. Why does Duncan think that Madelyne helps Adela heal?

5. What concerns does Adela have about being with child due to the rape?

6. Why does Duncan lie to Madelyne about how much time he spends with her while she is sick with fever?

7. How does it happen that Adela takes her first bath in months?

8. Duncan takes a nightly swim in the very cold water of the lake. What are his reasons, new and old?

9. How is the squire with the bright yellow hair described?

10. How does the author establish Madelyne as a good person in Chapter One?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the major themes in some romance novels is that of trust in a romantic relationship. Is it true that when the man in a relationship is trustworthy, the relationship results in a happy marriage, but when the man is not trustworthy the woman is betrayed? Pick two couples and compare and contrast the trust level and outcome in their relationships. Use examples from the novel to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

One night Madelyne watches from her window as Duncan dives into the frosty waters of the nearby lake. It's also on that night that she first sees a large wolf on the hill near the castle. Duncan's reputation for being primitive and fearless leads to his nickname, the Wolf. Why is Duncan likened to a wolf from the very beginning of the novel? Which characters liken him to a wolf? What words does the author use to make Duncan seem wolf-like? Why does the novel end with Madelyne being saved from Louddon by the wolf? Compare and contrast Duncan with the wolf, both figuratively and literally. Provide examples from the book to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

In romance novels, the typical heroine changes over time. Honor's Splendour is published in 1987. At the time, the heroine in a romance novel is typically beautiful, admirable in some way, sometimes weak, and often needs a man to save her. Compare and contrast Madelyne to the typical romance novel heroine. Use her relationships with at least two other characters in the novel to prove that she is either a typical or an atypical romance novel heroine. Provide examples from the novel to support your argument.

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