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The Ruins of Gorlan

John Flanagan
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49 pages • 1 hour read

John Flanagan

The Ruins of Gorlan

John Flanagan
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2004

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Essay Topics

1.

Why does Will want to become a knight? What stands in his way?

2.

What Baron Arald and Halt’s test for Will, why do the two men set it up, and why is Will’s capture a good thing for the boy?

3.

What is Halt’s purpose in imposing housework tasks on his apprentice? What do the tasks show or teach Will?

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