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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 night d'Aubricour mentions in Chapter I when he says height does not make a warrior?

2. In Chapter IV, how many battles has Eustace seen when he is knighted?

3. How long does d'Aubricour say a year at Bordeaux is worth elsewhere?

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

5. When the men prepare for battle in Chapter IV, into how many divisions are they arrayed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Gaston's mother?

2. Who is Ralph Penrose?

3. In Chapter I, what are Ralph and Lady Eleanor doing one fine evening?

4. Whose advice does Eustace seek regarding Leonard in Chapter VI?

5. In Chapter II, why does Sir Philip Ashton come to Lynwood Keep?

6. How did Gaston lose his home?

7. What does Laurence say about serving Eustace?

8. In Chapter 4, how do the two armies meet one another?

9. What does Eustace look like in Chapter I?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The protagonist is usually a hero in a story and the antagonist is usually a villain. Is there more than one protagonist or antagonist in the story? Who are the protagonist(s) and antagonist(s) and why do they play that role in the book?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in The Lances of Lynwood? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and character? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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