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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 kidnaps Rebecca in the middle of the battle?

2. What does the message Rebecca was given in Chapter 37 instruct her to do?

3. Who does the Black Knight first defeat?

4. Who does De Bracy think is the Black Knight?

5. What does De Bracy ask Rowena for in Chapter 32?

Short Essay Questions

1. What confessions do the Black Knight and Robin of Locksley make in Chapter 40?

2. What role does the Black Knight play in the Battle at Torquilstone?

3. How does Robin of Locksley distribute the spoils of the battle?

4. What does Bois-Guilbert say which greatly upsets Rebecca in Chapter 24?

5. What happens to Rebecca towards the end of the battle? Who tries to save Rebecca?

6. What does Bois-Guilbert claim was his plan to save Rebecca? What ruins his plan?

7. What happens when the Black Knight and Wamba are traveling through the forest in Chapter 40?

8. What does Robin of Locksley give the Black Knight in Chapter 32?

9. What evidence is brought against Rebecca in her witchcraft trial?

10. What does Ulrica say to Front-de-Boeuf as he lays dying?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the genre of the novel "Ivanhoe." What genre is this novel? What are the elements of this genre? Why is "Ivanhoe" an example of this genre?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the love triangles in the story. Who is involved in a love triangle? What conflicts arise as a result of these love triangles? How do these love triangles resolve?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author, Sir Walter Scott, and his canon. What genre does he usually write in? What similarities can be made between "Ivanhoe" and Scott's other work?

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