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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. Where is the traveler's next stop?

2. Why is it difficult for Mordred to sleep at the beginning of Chapter 5?

3. Before Mordred can get to the "ailing" Morgause, who has arrived at the convent?

4. Who demands a meeting with Arthur?

5. Now that his foster family has been taken away from him, what does Mordred realize about his future?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Arthur promise to Mordred?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Mordred kill Gabran?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the wildcat as a symbol of Mordred's quest for freedom. Ultimately, what does Mordred wish for freedom from?

By running from his destiny, is he really "free?"

How has Morgause made sure Mordred will never be free?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the progress of Gawain and analyze his character.

What are the difference between the boy Mordred saved from the cliffs, the young man sent to live at Camelot, and the bitter man who poisons Arthur against Mordred?

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