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

2. After Queen Morgause is finished her story, what does Mordred believe about himself?

3. Why is the castle at Rheged in turmoil?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Mordred feel upon his return home to Brude and Sula?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Guinevere's feelings for the following men:

Mordred

Arthur

Bedwyr

Compare her feelings for each man.

Why does Guinevere choose to return to her convent, rather than choose between the three men?

Is it because she loves them all equally?

Essay Topic 2

Besides Mordred, what other character struggles to fit in because of their unclear status?

Is this character's struggle similar to Mordred's?

Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Explain how Queen Morgause's influence and power are symbolically the poisoning of King Arthur's domain.

Describe the destruction cause by the Orkney princes.

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