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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 Lady in Green plan to do with Kate as of Chapter 8?

2. What instructions are left for Kate at the beginning of Chapter 13?

3. What does Kate hear Christopher whispering for in Chapter 9?

4. What does Sir Geoffrey fear in Chapter 13?

5. What does Master John hope will happen when Sir Geoffrey hears his story in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the other human servants do when they reach the great hall in Chapter 9?

2. What does Kate learn about the teind in Chapter 11?

3. What happens when Christopher and Kate hear voices in Chapter 11?

4. What happens when Kate walks through a waterfall in Chapter 11?

5. Why is it difficult for Kate to find pen and paper in Chapter 7?

6. Why doesn't the Lady in Green allow Kate to visit Christopher in Chapter 11?

7. According to Master John in Chapter 7, what is going to happen to Kate?

8. What does Christopher believe happened to Kate when she drank from the cup in Chapter 11?

9. How does Kate try to reach Christopher when he is in a haze in Chapter 12?

10. How does Old Dorothy react when Kate returns to the estate with mud all over her in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Summarize the Tam Lin ballad. Discuss which elements of the ballad Pope incorporates into her novel as well the effectiveness of these elements in the story.

Essay Topic 2

What is the genre of the novel? What are elements commonly found in this type of novel? What are some other examples of works of this genre? What similarities do these works share with the novel Perilous Gard?

Essay Topic 3

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

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