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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. Who is now fully Christian and belittles Morgaine's status as a priestess?

2. Who goes to visit Igraine as Morgaine and Arthur are unable?

3. To what does Igraine attribute Gwenhwyfar's fear?

4. What happens when Arthur is wounded while carrying Excalibur?

5. What is the name of the magical tool Viviane has made for Arthur?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who sits on the garden wall, terrified to be outside?

2. When is Uther supposed to arrive to find Igraine?

3. How is it that the court gets fever in the spring, but no one dies from this affliction?

4. Who does Viviane guess is behind the many close calls Arthur has been having?

5. Who does Igraine have a bad feeling about, as they are about to be married?

6. Where has Igraine lived since the death of Uther?

7. Who helps Gwenhwyfar feel more relaxed as she and Igraine travel?

8. When Arthur suggests that Morgaine get married to Lancelet, who protests this idea?

9. Who fills the captive Igraine in on the matters of the world when she is taken back to Tintagel by Gorlois?

10. Who does Gwenhwyfar accept into service as a lady in waiting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many characters in this story have affairs with others that they love because they are with others they do not love. Cite three examples where this happens in the story. Why do you think these affairs happen, beyond the feelings for the other person? What caused these affairs and how could they have been prevented? Could they have been prevented?

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

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.

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