9A and 9B- On April 1st, we will start to answer these comprehension questions. I thought I would post them early so that you could have something to guide your reading. THIS IS NOT HOMEWORK YET, IT IS SIMPLY HERE TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR READING.
1. What does King Arthur do to establish peace between himself and King Lot and King Uriens?
2. What position does Arthur give Merlin in his court?
3. What are the names of some of the famous knights in King Arthur’s court?
4. While Arthur and his men are traveling in the forest, who comes to his camp? Describe him.
5. What is a knight errant?
6. Describe the apple tree that Sir Myles saw in front of the deserted castle? What is strange about it?
7. How does Sir Myles get the sable (black) knight to come out of his castle? What is the warning written on the shield?
8. Why do Sir Myles and the Black Knight begin to fight?
9. After the Black Knight wounds Sir Myles, what does the Black Knight do?
10. When King Arthur hears how Sir Myles was injured and abandoned by the Black Knight, how does he react? Why does he feel this way?
11. Describe Griflet. What does he want to do? Does King Arthur let him?
12. What happens to Sir Griflet?
13. How did the Black Knight feel about fighting against Sir Griflet?
14. Why does King Arthur decide to find and fight the Black Knight?
15. When Arthur leaves to go on his quest, how does he feel?
16. What do the three women want Arthur to do with them? Does he agree to this?
17. What is the name of the valley that these women own?
18. After King Arthur leaves the women, what does he see near the place where the charcoal burners work?
19. Who is the old man that Arthur rescues? How does Arthur feel when he realizes who the old man is?
20. Why has Merlin come to be with Arthur?
21. Describe what the shields on the apple tree look like. Who do all these shields belong to?
22. When Arthur sees all these shields, what does he think?
23. What two things motivate Arthur to challenge the Black Knight to a fight?
24. Describe the appearance of the Black Knight.
25. Describe the fight between King Arthur and the Black Knight. Are they evenly matched?
26. While Arthur is fighting against the Black Knight, what does he realize about him?
27. When their spears break, how does Arthur want the fight to change? Does the Black Knight agree to this? What does the Black Knight give to him?
28. What is the outcome of the fight? Who is knocked off his horse first? What happens after that?
29. Who is hurt the most in the sword fight?
30. Who is the Black Knight? Why does he want to kill King Arthur?
31. Who keeps Pellinore from killing Arthur?
32. How does Merlin stop King Pellinore from killing Arthur?
33. After the fight with Pellinore, where does Merlin take Arthur? Why does he take him there?
34. While Arthur is recovering at the hermitage, who also comes there?
35. How does she help heal Arthur?
36. When Arthur sees Lady Guinevere, what does he think about her? What does Guinevere think about Arthur?
37. After Arthur meets Guinevere, what does he want to change in his life?
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