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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. How long does Gaston d'Aubricour think Sir Reginald's keep might last a siege?

2. How many men are knighted under a banner after a battle?

3. Beneath what wall of the castle are various flowerbeds?

4. In Chapter I, about how many men arrive, including Sir Reginald?

5. At the beginning of Chapter IV, what is Leonard doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Gaston's mother?

2. How do Gaston d'Aubricour and Ralph Penrose get along?

3. In Chapter II, why does Sir Philip Ashton come to Lynwood Keep?

4. Whose advice does Eustace seek regarding Leonard in Chapter VI?

5. Why does Sir Reginald call for Eustace, Gaston, and his men to go to the river in Chapter IV?

6. In Chapter 4, how do the two armies meet one another?

7. In Chapter II, how has Eustace changed during the past five years?

8. What does Eustace look like in Chapter I?

9. What summons does Sir Reginald receive in Chapter II?

10. At the end of Chapter III, why does the army experience a lack of provisions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Leonard resists following Eustace’s orders and leaves him. How would you describe Leonard’s character? Does his character change after his rescue from an old hag?

Essay Topic 2

Arthur is a page at court. What are the duties of a page? Why are young men of nobility pages before they become squires?

Essay Topic 3

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What is the setting in The Lances of Lynwood? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

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