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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 does the Queen blame Kate for in Chapter 1?

2. What is Alicia not surprised at in Chapter 1?

3. Where does Randal go some nights?

4. What does the Queen find hard to believe in Chapter 1?

5. What does the singer thank Kate for in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Christopher and Kate worry about in terms of timing in Chapter 6?

2. What difference of opinion do Kate and Alicia have in Chapter 1?

3. What story about a slipper does Randal tell in Chapter 6?

4. What is the Queen's response to the letter in Chapter 1?

5. Who is Anne Warden?

6. Who is Blanche Parry?

7. What does Kate see and do when she notices a gate open in Chapter 4?

8. What does Kate promise Christopher that she will avoid doing in Chapter 6?

9. Who is Old Dorothy?

10. How is Princess Elizabeth's household described in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the symbolism in the novel Perilous Gard. What are some examples of symbolism in the novel? What does the well symbolize? What does the slipper symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author of the novel, Elizabeth Marie Pope. What other works has she received recognition for? Is her work usually similarly-themed? Does she always write in the same genre? How do the themes of Perilous Gard relate to Pope's background?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the imagery in the novel Perilous Gard. What are some examples of imagery in the novel and what is the meaning behind them?

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