View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kate find odd about Christopher and Sir Geoffrey's relationship in Chapter 3?

2. How does Christopher describe Anne in Chapter 4?

3. How does Kate get to Sir Geoffrey's estate?

4. What does the stranger ask Sir Geoffrey for in Chapter 2?

5. What was the name of the game that Cecily liked to play?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Blanche Parry?

2. What does Old Dorothy tell Kate about why so many people pass through the courtyard in Chapter 4?

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

4. What does Kate tell Christopher about at the beginning of Chapter 6?

5. Who is Old Dorothy?

6. Who is Anne Warden?

7. What is Randal's involvement with the Fairy Folk, as explained in Chapter 6?

8. What does Kate notice of the estate in Chapter 3?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Pope's use of foreshadowing. What are some examples of foreshadowing in the novel? Why might Pope have used foreshadowing?

Essay Topic 2

What are some universal archetypes found in the novel Perilous Gard? What are some other works where similar archetypes can be found?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the secondary characters of the novel. Who are they and what are their defining character traits? How are they related to Kate? What are their roles in the novel?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 727 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample