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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. After meeting the other princes, what does Mordred realize about them and the influence of their mother?

2. How do the men act around their mother?

3. When Morgause announces her sons will go to King Arthur, how does she seem?

4. Why is the castle at Rheged in turmoil?

5. What surprising information does Mordred get from Arthur?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Mordred fearful once he has killed Gabran?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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