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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. Where does the narrator of "Sir Orfeo" say all of the lays "issued first"?

2. What happens as Lady Heurodis awakens from her nap under the tree?

3. What kind of gems does the girl have on her majestic robes in "Pearl"?

4. How many knights does the "king" bring with him after Lady Heurodis refuses to see him?

5. In stanza ten of "Pearl," what does the narrator say fills the pool?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the Green Knight finally delivers his one blow to Sir Gawain?

2. What does "the lord" tell Sir Gawain will happen if he goes to the Green Chapel?

3. What happens when Sir Orfeo sees Lady Heurodis on horseback?

4. What does Pearl say will happen if the narrator accepts God's plan for him?

5. According to Pearl, why has God called her?

6. Why do Sir Orfeo's grandparents possess the names that they do?

7. Why does Sir Gawain not heed the advice of "the lord"?

8. How is the narrator's pearl compared to Jerusalem's Lamb?

9. What does Pearl say happens to all whom enter the kingdom of God?

10. What does Sir Gawain do with the silk belt on the morning he leaves for the Green Chapel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

For both the Green Knight and Sir Gawain, the neck seems to be symbolically important. In what ways are Sir Gawain's and the Green Knight's neck similar? What does each represent by the end of the text?

Essay Topic 2

The key to interpreting any of the texts revolves around the text's central theme. For any of the texts, explain the central theme of the text, how the central theme is depicted by the author, and how the central theme is built through the use of imagery.

Essay Topic 3

The number three is highlighted in many different ways in the text. Discuss the use of the number three. In which instances is the number three used? What does its use represent in each circumstance? Why the number three?

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