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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 Master John say about Randal in Chapter 7?

2. What does Kate search for after dinner in Chapter 7?

3. What are the women in the great hall wearing in Chapter 9?

4. What does Master John tell Kate he will do if she does not obey him in Chapter 7?

5. What is not observed where Kate is in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Lady in Green ask for in Chapter 13?

2. What fear does Kate feel during the night in Chapter 9?

3. Who is Gwenhyfara?

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

5. What is Christopher's opinion of the villagers in the village in Chapter 11?

6. What happens when Kate begins to feel the weight of the hill in Chapter 10?

7. What does Kate observe while hiding in Chapter 7?

8. Why does the Lady in Green offer Kate a drug in Chapter 8?

9. What does Kate note of the servants at the castle in Chapter 12?

10. What role does Christopher need to fill in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Discuss the motif of fear. What are some examples of feelings of fear in the novel? What causes them and how are they overcome?

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