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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. What does Higg claim in Chapter 37?

2. As expressed in Chapter 29, what does Rebecca see no value in?

3. Where is the headquarters of the Templar Knights?

4. In what way does Rebecca realize she is being insensible in Chapter 29?

5. How many brothers did the person Rebecca encountered in her cell have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What ruse does Robin Hood create for the sake of King Richard's safety in Chapter 41?

4. What proclamation does Friar Tuck make about Isaac?

5. What tip does Urfried give Cedric before he escapes?

6. What request does King Richard make of Cedric in Chapter 42? What request does Cedric make of Ivanhoe?

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

8. How is the scene outside Athelstane's castle described in Chapter 41?

9. What does Rebecca realize as she spends time with Ivanhoe?

10. In Chapter 36, what does de Baumanoir chastise Malvoisin for, and what does Malvoisin say in his defense?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the female leads of the story, Lady Rowena and Rebecca, as well as their relationships with Ivanhoe.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the tone of "Ivanhoe." How does Scott convey the tone of the novel? How does the tone of the novel connect to the themes and motifs of the novel?

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