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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Although they are sad to see their mother go, how do the boys feel about their new lives without her?

2. What type of people are the twins turning into?

3. Why do Morgause's princes assume that Arthur has sent for them?

4. Where is Mordred brought after he kills Gabran?

5. At the end of Chapter 15, why does Morgause's kiss become more confusing to Mordred?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Mordred kill Gabran?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Gawain's legacy to his half brother Mordred. You may use outside references to learn about Gawain and Mordred's historical legacies.

First, compare their historical legacies, then compare their legacies from the Wicked Day?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how half siblings Arthur and Morgause are literary foils.

How are they alike and how are they similar?

What are their individual ideals?

How do they both try to shape Mordred into what they think is the person he should be?

Essay Topic 3

Describe 3 times where Mordred's status is threatened.

Does this happen because Mordred is illegitimate or because Mordred he does not correctly defend himself and his title?

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