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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the two witch sisters feel toward their brother?
(a) Love.
(b) Jealously.
(c) Kindred spirits, always connected.
(d) Animosity.

2. In Book II, Chapter 1, when are the boys allowed to visit their mother?
(a) February.
(b) April.
(c) January.
(d) March.

3. Who does Morgause realize that Arthur wants?
(a) Mordred.
(b) Gareth.
(c) Gawain.
(d) Herself.

4. Now that his foster family has been taken away from him, what does Mordred realize about his future?
(a) He must work hard to fit in.
(b) He has no future.
(c) He is glad he is no longer of meager beginnings.
(d) It is uncertain because of his illegitimate status.

5. Why has Mordred become more valuable to the Queen at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) Mordred is incredibly smart.
(b) He is a good son.
(c) Mordred has secret powers.
(d) Queen Guinevere cannot have an heir.

6. In Chapter 14, where is Queen Morgause sent by Arthur?
(a) A prison.
(b) The Camelot dungeons.
(c) A convent.
(d) Back to the islands.

7. How does Arthur feel toward Mordred?
(a) Confused because this could be his downfall.
(b) Nervous about the prophecy.
(c) Proud of how his son turned out.
(d) Sad that he is Morgause's son too.

8. What do all of the Orkney princes slowly become at Camelot?
(a) Princes of Camelot.
(b) Knights of the Round Table.
(c) Annoyances.
(d) Kings of various areas.

9. How do the men act around their mother?
(a) Sad puppies.
(b) Like little boys.
(c) Like grown men.
(d) Mean animals.

10. Why was Mordred sent to Brude and Sula (or what were they told by the Queen)?
(a) She could not raise him with her other children.
(b) The Queen's enemies were Merlin and King Arthur.
(c) Mordred has a lethal disease.
(d) King Lot wanted nothing to do with the boy.

11. How is Arthur's character depicted in the novel?
(a) Corrupt and fat.
(b) As a kind and fair person.
(c) Scared and meek.
(d) A mean king.

12. Where does the group stay while waiting for Arthur's notice to take them to Camelot?
(a) At a convent.
(b) Outside Camelot.
(c) King Melwas' castle.
(d) In a tent.

13. Where is Mordred brought after he kills Gabran?
(a) To the dungeons.
(b) Sent back to the islands.
(c) To Arthur.
(d) To his mother.

14. What will the two men try to live with and forget?
(a) Merlin's prophecy.
(b) Morgause's manipulations.
(c) Queen Guinevere.
(d) The Orkney princes' unruliness.

15. How do the two men commiserate and connect with one another?
(a) Over their love for Camelot.
(b) Over Morgause's manipulations.
(c) Their hate of the Orkney princes.
(d) How they have missed one another.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Morgause's actions in Chapter 9 shock Mordred?

2. How are the brothers treated when they arrive at Camelot?

3. What does Mordred notice about his mother's new home?

4. What does Mordred wonder if he can be?

5. Why does Morgause suddenly become scared of Mordred?

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