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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 Lancelet marry?

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

3. What does Morgaine discover, even though she is advanced in years?

4. Who does Gwydion persuade to be the Spring Maiden?

5. Who is Gwydion's foster mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. At Morgaine's request, what does Lancelet do at the end of the story?

3. Why does Gwydion flatter Morgause so much?

4. What does Lancelet believe about his marriage to Elaine?

5. What does Morgaine do when Accolon and Uwaine arrive for a visit?

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

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

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

9. What happens in Raven's vision?

10. Who wants Morgaine to help her marry Lancelet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The character of Viviane is an interesting one. Though she seems to have the best interests of the characters at heart; at other times, she seems calculating and power hungry. Give examples of ways that Viviane actually hurts her mission to keep the Goddess alive in people's hearts. What do you think she could have done differently?

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