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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. Who is sent to portray Ailill in a meeting with Cuchulainn?

2. How many healing options does the royal healer give to the Ulster warrior?

3. What kind of weapon does Cuchulainn and his foster-brother use on day two of their fight in Chapter XI?

4. Who do the king and queen believe to be their final solution in killing Cuchulainn?

5. How does Cuchulainn kill the person sent to seize his javelin from him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Specifically describe Cuchulainn's warp-spasm when he is older.

2. Who is Cuchulainn's longest battle with and why?

3. Why does Cuchulainn strut around the day after his bloody, warp-spasm induced battle?

4. Why does Cuchulainn refuse to leave Ferdia's corpse?

5. How does Ailill use the town fool and why is Cuchulainn aggravated by the situation?

6. Why does Fergus fear a mere boy warrior, Erc?

7. How many healers tell Cethern he is beyond help? Who is the royal healer that finally agrees to help him?

8. How does Fergus lose his sword? What does he do without it?

9. Why does Ailill mock Fergus after he loses his sword? In what other way does Ailill mock Fergus and why?

10. Describe Cur's attack on Cuchulainn. Who wins the fight and how?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Irony is the contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. There are three types of irony: verbal, situational, and dramatic. Identify and discuss two examples of irony in the book. Which type of irony is it? What is expected and what actually occurs with your examples?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of Fergus to the story? How might the novel have differed if he had not been introduced?

Essay Topic 3

Name three women from the novel and tell how each was important to the story. Give a brief character description of each as well.

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