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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. How does Old Dorothy react to seeing Cecily in Chapter 7?

2. Who is Sir Thomas Sutton?

3. What physical fear does Gwenhyfara reveal that the humans have in Chapter 9?

4. Why are the Fairy Folk enraged in Chapter 12?

5. What is obvious about the other girls with Kate in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Master John's reply when Kate points out that he will have to explain Cecily's reappearance and Christopher's disappearance?

3. Why isn't Christopher happy to see Kate in Chapter 10?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Kate find Christopher in Chapter 9?

9. What chores is Kate responsible for?

10. Who is Gwenhyfara?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What mystery surrounds Perilous Gard? What questions might one ask about the occurrences at the estate as the novel progresses? Do these questions get answered?

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

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

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