The Legend of Lady Ilena - Chapter 6

Questions

1. Who is traveling with Ilena to Dun Alyn?

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2. Why are there no twins of any kind in the Vale of Enfert?

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3. Some people believed that twins were evil. Who believed this? Who did not believe this?

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4. Why do you think Moren took the twin calf away, and what do you think he did with the calf?

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5. How do you think Ilena felt when Gola and Cochan left her to travel on her own? Have you ever been in a similar situation? Explain.

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Vocabulary

Fill in the blanks with the corresponding definition, and then find the words in the puzzle.

1. forbidden, profane use or contact because of what are held to be dangerous supernatural powers - ______________________

2. the quality or state of being kin - ______________________

3. crafty - _____________________

4. beside one another with bodies in line - _____________________

5. a brief, fragmentary, or hurried part - _____________________

6. of a kind to move to pity or compassion - _____________________

7. a young tree - _____________________

8. a recess in a wall especially for a statue - _____________________

9. marked by ready ability to move with quick easy grace - ____________________

10. having or showing a resolute unyielding spirit - _____________________

11. a coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground - _____________________

12. any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs including forms (as pines) with true cones and others (as yews) with an arillate fruit - _____________________

13. a zigzag road, trail for climbing a steep hill - _____________________

14. dull or somber in color - _____________________

15. rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect - _____________________

16. a winding path or course - _____________________

Activity

What are traditions and superstitions? Write a 1 page explanation of traditions and superstitions from various cultures and groups. Include any of your own traditions or superstitions in the paper. (EX. One superstition is wearing a pair of socks for every game because they bring luck).