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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 name of a king in the story.

2. ____ is the thing that the monk pretends to be writing to keep what he is actually doing from the bishop.

3. ____ is the name of the future king who is born.

4. ____ is the name of the person that is summoned to take over the birthing.

5. ____ marries Ceinwyn.

Short Essay Questions

1. Explaina Arthur's role in Dumnonia as he prepares to leave to winter in Corinium.

2. Explain the High Council's attitude toward what is going on with Arthur and Mordred as they hold their meeting.

3. Describe the religious focus of Chapter 2.

4. Why does Derfel understand, and even respect, Arthur's plan to elope?

5. What gift does Ceinwyn give to Derfel, why does she give it, and why does it have significance to Derfel?

6. Explain how Guinevere's discussion with Derfel about her feelings for Gorfyddyd upset Derfel and how Derfel handles the situation.

7. Explain how Derfel's initiation mirrors modern-day practices.

8. Explain the evil acts that Gundelus does involving Norwenna and Nimue.

9. Do you think that it's good or bad that Ynys Trebes is full of poets instead of warriors?

10. Describe Norwenna's attitude, after Uther's death.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Lancelot and Galahad. What makes one better than the other at certain things? For example, even though Lancelot is a liar, is he a better fighter than Galahad? Why or why not? Is Galahad automatically a better person than Lancelot, since, presumably, Galahad does not lie or does Galahad have other faults? If so, what are they?

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

Choose the character that you feel changed the most, as the story progressed, and answer the following questions about them:

1. What were they like in the beginning of the story?

2. What were they like at the end of the story?

3. When and why do you think the transition took place?

4. Do you feel that it was a good transition? Use at least two examples from the story to explain why or why not.

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