Questions: Candle Ch 5-8

 

Chapter Five

1.  What prediction does Gawaine make about the trouble Agravaine and Mordred want to stir up? 

2.  What does Arthur tell Mordred and Agravaine he hopes will happen in their attempt to catch Lancelot? What does he say he will personally do to them if they fail? 

Chapter Six

3.  Even though Garenth begs Lancelot not to go to the Queen, why does Lancelot feel that the warning is unnecessary? 

Chapter Seven

4.  How does Lancelot explain Agravaine’s hatred of him? What comment does Guenever make about the people Agravaine hates? 

5. Why does Guenever refuse to try to escape with Lancelot? 

Chapter Eight

6. After Lancelot rescues Guenever, what does Arthur tell Gawaine he hopes he can arrange? What is Gawaine’s reaction?  

7. Who, according to Mordred, killed Gareth and Gaheris? Why are Arthut and Gawaine unable to believe what he tells them? 

Questions: Knight Ch 15-30

Answer the following questions in complete sentences, citing page numbers.

 

Chapter Twenty-Five

1. In the twenty-one years that Arthur has been King of England, what has he accomplished? How is Arthur viewed? How is Lancelot viewed? 

2. What has Gawaine finally managed to do? Which of his brothers join him at court? 

Chapter Twenty-Six

3. Why does Arthur feel that his Table may have been a mistake? What does Lancelot say about Morgause that worries Arthur? Explain. 

4. Why does Agravaine kill Morgause? Who kills Lamorak? 

Chapter Twenty-Seven

5. What has the earlier Games-Mania and the recent murders of Morgause and Lamorak made Arthur realize about the Table? What does he plan to do to save the Table? 

Chapter Twenty-Eight

6. When Gawaine returns to Camelot, what is his mood? Why does he feel this way? 

Chapter Twenty-Nine

7. What prevents Lionel from killing his brother Bors? What significance does Arthur attach to the story? 

Chapter Thirty

8. When Sir Aglovale returns from the Quest, what does Arthur ask him to do? Why? What is Aglovale’s initial response? What is his final response?

Questions: Candle Ch 1-4

Chapter One

1.  What, according to Agravaine, is the only way for Mordred to gain revenge on Arthur?  

2.  Why is Mordred so determined to destroy Arthur? 

Chapter Two

3.  What is Gawaine’s reaction to the announcement that Mordred and Agravaine plan to confront Arthur about Lancelot? What is the result? 

Chapter Three

4.  What, according to White, is ironic about historians’ impudent use of the terms Dark and Middle Ages? 

Chapter Four

5.  After Arthur tells Guenever and Lancelot the truth about Mordred, what favor does he ask of them? What command does he give Lancelot? Why? 

OAFK Tabloid Assignment, 10 AE

You will create a tabloid for the book including events from SIS, Queen, and/or Knight. Choose events from the story that are scandalous, like those you would see in magazines like People or US Weekly. Your tabloid should be based on facts from the book, but your pictures can be of celebrities from today, drawings, or other images that fit with the character descriptions.

FRONT:

o   Creative title

o   Major story with colorful picture(s) and headline

o   2-3 minor stories with colorful pictures and headlines

o   Date

o   Your name

BACK:

o   Article on major story from the cover – can be a regular article, interview, or character profile

o   Minimum of three paragraphs, single spaced, times new roman, 12 point, in columns

o   Pictures that complement the article, in color

DUE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26TH!!

Knight Ch 34-37

Chapter Thirty-Four

1. What does White say is Guenever’s central tragedy? How might it account for her double love for Arthur and Lancelot? 

2. What does Lancelot tell Guenever regarding their relationship? How does she react? Why? 

Chapter Thirty-Five

3. What, according to White, is the eighth deadly sin? What effect does it have on Guenever and Lancelot? What is the result? 

Chapter Thirty-Six

4. What four periods has the court passed through over the years? 

5. What effect does this fourth period have on the court and, as a result, what tragedy occurs? 

Chapter Thirty-Seven

6. What new idea has begun to form in Arthur’s mind regarding Might? What will it eventually lead to? 

7. Explain White’s assertion that Lancelot is involved in an Eternal Quadrangle.  

Knight Ch 28-33

Chapter Twenty-Eight

1. When Gawaine returns to Camelot, what is his mood? Why does he feel this way?  

Chapter Twenty-Nine

2. What prevents Lionel from killing his brother Bors? What significance does Arthur attach to the story? 

Chapter Thirty

3. When Sir Aglovale returns from the Quest, what does Arthur ask him to do? Why? What is Aglovale.s initial response? His final response?  

Chapter Thirty-One

4. When Lancelot finally returns to Camelot after two years from the Holy Grail Quest, what news does Uncle Dap give Arthur? 

Chapter Thirty-Two

5. What lesson does Lancelot tell Arthur and Guenever he has learned from the birds?  

6. Although Lancelot wants to confess to Arthur about his love for Guenever, why doesn’t he? 

7. What does Lancelot finally realize is his own worst sin? 

Chapter Thirty-Three

8. Explain what Lancelot means when he says he has at least been granted part of his desire regarding the Holy Grail.