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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 does Mordred kill Gabran?
(a) He tried to kill Arthur.
(b) Gabran insults Arthur.
(c) Gabran insults his mother.
(d) He learns Gabran set his foster parents' house on fire.

2. What is Mordred surprised to see in Chapter 13?
(a) To see the High King come unaccompanied.
(b) To see how much he looks like Arthur.
(c) How many soldiers Arthur has.
(d) How ugly Camelot is.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who falls in love with Morgause?

2. How have Arthur's guards made it impossible for Mordred to escape?

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

4. What stops Arthur and King Urbgen from causing Queen Morgan harm?

5. How is Arthur's character depicted in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Mordred seek freedom like the wildcat he tries to release?

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

4. What does Arthur promise to Mordred?

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

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

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

8. Why does Mordred think that Morgause is lying about her treatment at the convent?

9. Why does Mordred kill Gabran?

10. How do Brude and Sula like raising Mordred and what do they suspect concerning his origins?

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