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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. How does Mordred currently feel about his mother?
(a) He wishes she loved him more.
(b) He feels resentment towards her.
(c) He cannot see her manipulations.
(d) He loves her still.

2. As the illegitimate son of King Lot, what did Mordred think he was entitled to?
(a) To be treated like a brother.
(b) To be called a prince.
(c) Some of Lot's land.
(d) Nothing.

3. Why are Gawain and Mordred now friends?
(a) Gawain feels he can learn a lot from Mordred.
(b) Mordred will no longer be taking land from Gawain.
(c) Mordred confdes in Gawain.
(d) They both hate Morgause.

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

5. What surprises Queen Morgause about Mordred as he comes to court in Chapter 2?
(a) His shyness.
(b) Mordred's rudeness.
(c) Mordred looks a lot like her.
(d) Mordred's dignified and almost royal bearing at court.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the twins respect Mordred?

2. When Mordred threatens Morgause, how does she react?

3. Who falls in love with Morgause?

4. After Queen Morgause is finished her story, what does Mordred believe about himself?

5. Concerning Arthur, what is Queen Morgause unsure of?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Arthur reveals that he is the father of Mordred, how does Mordred react?

2. What do the Orkney princes question as all the brothers and Queen Morgause leave for Camelot?

3. How is Mordred introduced to the Orkney princes and Queen Morgause?

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

5. In Chapter 8, a ship arrives with news for the Orkney princes. What is the news?

6. As the rest of the court learns that Mordred is the son of King Arthur, how do they act toward Mordred?

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

8. How does the Queen feel when she heard that Merlin has died? Who contacts her so that they can plan the demise of Arthur?

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

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

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