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

2. Why does Morgause suddenly become scared of Mordred?
(a) Mordred hits her.
(b) He treatens her.
(c) She thinks he may have developed some of her powers.
(d) Mordred kills her son, Gawain.

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

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

5. At the end of Chapter 15, why does Morgause's kiss become more confusing to Mordred?
(a) He has seen her kiss her other sons.
(b) Because she is his mother.
(c) She tried to kiss him again.
(d) He is attracted to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book II, Chapter 1, when are the boys allowed to visit their mother?

2. Who alerts the guards of Mordred's escape attempt?

3. What does Morgause plan to bring to her half brother?

4. What surprising information does Mordred get from Arthur?

5. When Mordred decides to fight the twins for a place to sleep, what does he earn?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Arthur reveals that Morgasue is Mordred's mother, how does Mordred react?

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

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

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

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

7. When the Ornkey princes and their mother arrive at Camelot, why aren't they allowed to enter into the kingdom?

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

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

10. What does Arthur promise to Mordred?

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