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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 is the name of the Arab steed that Gaston rides?

2. What do d'Aubricour and Eustace bout with in Chapter I?

3. On Pedro's side in the battle at Navaretta, how many knights are killed?

4. What color is Sir Reginald's pennon?

5. What color horse is prepared for Eustace in Chapter III?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Laurence say about serving Eustace?

2. How is the arrival of the Lances of Lynwood described?

3. Where is Leonard after Eustace meets with the Prince in Chapter 5, and why does he not accompany Eustace?

4. Why does Sir Reginald call for Eustace, Gaston, and his men to go to the river in Chapter IV?

5. In Chapter IV, why is Eustace knighted?

6. What losses do the armies sustain during the battle at Navaretta?

7. What does Leonard do in Chapter VI when he thinks Gaston has a fever?

8. How did Gaston lose his home?

9. In Chapter II, how has Eustace changed during the past five years?

10. What does Gaston d'Aubricour tell Eustace what he thinks of the Keep's defenses and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eustace captures a French prisoner named du Guesclin. How does Eustace capture du Guesclin? What does the capture and how Eustace treats the captive reveal about honor?

Essay Topic 2

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What is the setting in The Lances of Lynwood? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Leonard and Eustace have been friends since childhood. How and why does the relationship deteriorate? What role does jealousy play in the way the relationship changes?

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