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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 is Morgaine in training to become?
2. If Gwenhwyfar is pregnant, when will the baby be born, she determines?
3. What does Gwenhwyfar do before climbing into bed with Lancelet?
4. Who is Igraine's husband?
5. Who is dying from a fatal wound in battle?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Gorlois so enraged with Igraine?
2. Who fills the captive Igraine in on the matters of the world when she is taken back to Tintagel by Gorlois?
3. During the crowning ceremony, to whom does Arthur bow?
4. After a vision from the Sight, from whom does Igraine expect a visit?
5. What does Arthur carry into battle that ensures his wounds do not bleed heavily?
6. Who is also known as Galahad?
7. Who is the son that Morgaine gives birth to that Morgause whisks away to a wet nurse?
8. Who helps Gwenhwyfar feel more relaxed as she and Igraine travel?
9. What does Morgaine suspect when the moon has gone through another cycle and she did not break her moon fast?
10. When Gwenhwyfar makes a banner for Arthur to carry in battle, what is his response?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Doing something because you are told you should is something that also factors into many characters' lives in this story. Morgaine is told she is to give her maidenhead during a ceremony, and she does so without question. How do you think you would have responded if you were told the same thing? What would you have done? Why or why not? Keep in mind that this "order" is coming from the high priestess of Avalon.
Essay Topic 2
Magic is used constantly in the story - sometimes for good and sometimes for bad. Do you feel this story could have been told without the magical elements? Why or why not? Give three examples of scenes in which magic was used, but didn't need to be - in your opinion.
Essay Topic 3
The character of Viviane is an interesting one. Though she seems to have the best interests of the characters at heart; at other times, she seems calculating and power hungry. Give examples of ways that Viviane actually hurts her mission to keep the Goddess alive in people's hearts. What do you think she could have done differently?
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