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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the other princes begin to resent Mordred?
(a) He is extremely strong.
(b) Mordred sings really well.
(c) Their mother obviously favors him.
(d) He is more talented than they are.

2. Why are the men sad for their mother?
(a) Her harsh, stark surroundings at the convent.
(b) She has fallen into a depression.
(c) They miss her dearly.
(d) She seems sad and lonely.

3. When attempting to visit Sula and Brude, what does Mordred witness?
(a) They have left him to live somewhere else.
(b) Their house has caught on fire and they are surely dead.
(c) They have died of disease.
(d) Sula was killed by Brude.

4. What stops Arthur and King Urbgen from causing Queen Morgan harm?
(a) The information she has against Arthur.
(b) He sexual prowess.
(c) She is extremely threatening.
(d) Her magical powers.

5. How have Arthur's guards made it impossible for Mordred to escape?
(a) Locked him in a dungeon.
(b) They handcuffed him.
(c) They locked him in a cage.
(d) They tightened security.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does the Royal ship bring in Chapter 8?

2. What are all the Orkney princes aware of?

3. What has happened to the maids in Morgause's antechamber?

4. What do the two witch sisters feel toward their brother?

5. What rumor do Brude and Sula discuss as the book begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Arthur promise to Mordred?

2. Why does Mordred think that he must watch what he says around Morgause's sons?

3. Why is Morgause sent to a convent instead of back to the islands?

4. What does Mordred slowly begin to understand about his place as King Lot's bastard?

5. What do Mordred's fights with the twins come to signify?

6. Why is Queen Morgan allowed to act in whatever manner she deems necessary?

7. What shocking action does the Queen perform in Chapter 9? What does this tell Mordred about the Queen?

8. What does Mordred feel upon his return home to Brude and Sula?

9. Why does Mordred kill Gabran?

10. When the Orkney princes are reunited with their mother, how do they act?

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