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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 does Morgaine go to live with during her pregnancy?

2. Who does Morgaine encounter as she leaves the fairy country?

3. What is Morgaine in training to become?

4. Who does Viviane promise to teach in terms of using the Sight?

5. Who is Viviane's son, also known as Galahad?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who sits on the garden wall, terrified to be outside?

2. When Arthur suggests that Morgaine get married to Lancelet, who protests this idea?

3. What does Arthur carry into battle that ensures his wounds do not bleed heavily?

4. When is Uther supposed to arrive to find Igraine?

5. Who does Viviane guess is behind the many close calls Arthur has been having?

6. How long does Viviane make Morgaine wait to see her?

7. Who is also known as Galahad?

8. VIviane asks Raven to put aside her vow of silence and become the Lady of the Lake. What is Raven's response?

9. To where does Arthur order all the women and children be sent to as the battles are increasing?

10. Who fills the captive Igraine in on the matters of the world when she is taken back to Tintagel by Gorlois?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The question of loyalty is something which is brought up constantly in this novel. Cite three different examples of loyalty in this novel and decide whether or not each character involved was loyal or not. Why or why not? Do you feel the loyalty was deserved in each case? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The Old Ways seem to have been around for many years before Christianity and this fact is a large factor in this story. Why do you think people followed the Old Ways? What does this practice offer to the common person? Why is Christianity something that is appealing after time goes on?

Essay Topic 3

The tension between the Church and the Old Ways is thick in this story. Cite three times when these two sets of ideas clash. What could have been done to keep their relationship peaceful? Is there ever a way to have both religious outlooks? Why or why not?

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