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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. ____ is the lover of Ladwys.
2. ____ is not a name of one of Mordred's defenders.
3. ____ is the thing of Britain that is discussed mainly at the High Council.
4. ____ is the name of the High King who was in his last year, as the monk's story began.
5. Arthur assigns Derfel to ____ for further seasoning.
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how Arthur uses bribery to get what he wants, but it backfires, in relation to Powys and Siluria. What does that say about bribery in general.
2. Explain the ceremonial process of baby Mordred becoming king.
3. Explain how the meeting between Gorfyddyd, Cuneglas and Arthur gives further detail tot he marriage plan that Arthur has and how, in general, marriages seem to be used in Arthur's time.
4. What gift does Ceinwyn give to Derfel, why does she give it, and why does it have significance to Derfel?
5. Explain the evil acts that Gundelus does involving Norwenna and Nimue.
6. Describe the character of Derfel and his role as the novel opens..
7. Explaina Arthur's role in Dumnonia as he prepares to leave to winter in Corinium.
8. Explain the High Council's attitude toward what is going on with Arthur and Mordred as they hold their meeting.
9. Explain how Arthur winds up killing Owain.
10. Describe the religious focus of Chapter 2.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The female characters in the story, such as Ceinwyn, are often used as pawns in a bid to win power or unite kingdoms. Write a detailed essay describing two times where that occurred in the novel and also describing how you feel about the women being used in such a way. Would you have done something differently, if you were in charge of the situation? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Choose any three of the following six options and write about how they influenced the story, using one example from the beginning, one from the middle and one from the end to explain each response.
1. Love
2. Power
3. Honor
4. Betrayal
5. Greed
6. Religion
Essay Topic 3
The novel teaches many life lessons. Choose any two lessons that you learned from the novel and explain where in the novel those lessons are taught, as well as what you learned from them or what point you feel the author was trying to get across with them.
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