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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. What are all the Orkney princes aware of?
(a) Their mother's attraction to Mordred.
(b) Tension and turmoil in the castle.
(c) Gabran's seedy presence.
(d) A new life they will lead.

2. How are the brothers treated when they arrive at Camelot?
(a) Rudely, and forced to go home.
(b) Asked to wait two towns over.
(c) Forced to sleep with commoners.
(d) Turned politely away.

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

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

5. What does Mordred notice about his mother's new home?
(a) It is an awful dwelling.
(b) Her convent is very far away.
(c) She has hidden expensive furnishings for her son's visits.
(d) Parts of the building might collapse.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To test Mordred, what does Morgause have him do in Chapter 9?

3. What does Mordred wonder if he can be?

4. Why does Mordred kill Gabran?

5. Why are Gawain and Mordred now friends?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Mordred overhear that makes him continue to question Queen Morgause's true nature?

4. Who has come to love Morgause and how were they able to meet her while she was in seclusion?

5. Why does Mordred kill Gabran?

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

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

8. What does Queen Morgasue reveal to Mordred on his first visit to her castle?

9. Where does the ship stop before continuing onto Camelot?

10. What is Arthur looking for when the guards bring Mordred in to see him?

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