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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 casts a shadow of a cross, much to the disappointment of Morgaine?

2. Who tricks Morgause into throwing a feast?

3. Lancelet knights Gwydion with the name ________.

4. What does Arthur bear that allows Avalon to still stand behind him?

5. Who does King Uriens ask Arthur to make a knight of the Round Table?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is going to be schooled in Avalon as a Druid?

2. What does Kevin tell Morgaine she is wrong to do?

3. Who rapes Gwenhwyfar in hopes of getting another heir to the throne?

4. Who do Arthur and Gwenhwyfar begin to trust as they stay at the deserted Camelot?

5. What is the cruel joke that is played on the guests at the great hall's dinner?

6. What happens as Nimue tries to seduce Kevin?

7. Right after the church service on Pentecost, what does Lancelet do?

8. What name do the Saxons give to Gwydion, meaning Evil Counsel?

9. Who does Morgaine pursue after mistakenly agreeing to marry King Uriens?

10. What is widely known throughout the land, making a mockery of Arthur?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Making promises is something that doesn't seem to work in this story. Cite three different times when a promise was made, but was then broken. What do you think this says about the characters who were involved? Should the promise have been made in the first place? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Many characters in this story have affairs with others that they love because they are with others they do not love. Cite three examples where this happens in the story. Why do you think these affairs happen, beyond the feelings for the other person? What caused these affairs and how could they have been prevented? Could they have been prevented?

Essay Topic 3

Magic is used constantly in the story - sometimes for good and sometimes for bad. Do you feel this story could have been told without the magical elements? Why or why not? Give three examples of scenes in which magic was used, but didn't need to be - in your opinion.

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