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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. What do Wulfgar and Aislinn name the new baby?

2. What does Wulfgar refuse to do even though Aislinn is pregnant?

3. In what year does the joust take place?

4. What serious disease is afflicting Maida?

5. What does Haylan call Aislinn?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is discovered to be a traitor at Darkenwald?

2. What does Aislinn do when Wulfgar asks is she slept with Kerwick while he was away?

3. What is the outcome of the joust between Wulfgar and Ragnor?

4. What are the circumstances that prompt the joust between Wulfgar and Ragnor?

5. What does Wulfgar do when Aislinn tries to press him into revealing his feelings for her?

6. What position does Wulfgar offer to Kerwick?

7. How are Wulfgar's concerns abated when he sees the newborn child?

8. How does Wulfgar respond when Aislinn tells him she has nothing but a ragged dress to wear?

9. What advice does Bolsgar give Wulfgar regarding Aislinn?

10. How does Wulfgar learn about Gwyneth's cruelty toward Aislinn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of women in the 11th century when the women in the play are living their adult lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they enjoy that 21st century women do not?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Wulfgar. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the misunderstanding of Wulfgar's parentage between Wulfgar and Bolsgar. What are the main sources of the misunderstanding? Why does it perpetuate? What does Wulfgar learn about the reality of his life and parentage as opposed to the perceptions he has held for so long?

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