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all the pupils at the knight school Gawaine le Cur-Hardy was among the least promising. He was tall and sturdy, but his instructors soon discovered that he lacked spirit. He would hide in the woods when the jousting class was called, although his companions and members of the faculty sought to appeal to his better nature by shouting to him to come out and break his neck like a man. Even when they told him that the lances were padded, the horses no more than ponies and the field unusually soft for late autumn, Gawaine refused to grow enthusiastic. The Headmaster and the Assistant Professor of Pleasaunce were discussing the case one spring afternoon and the Assistant Professor could see no remedy but expulsion.No, said the Headmaster, as he looked out at the purple hills which ringed the school, I think Ill train him to slay dragons.He might be killed, objected the Assistant Professor.So he might, replied the Headmaster brightly, but he added, more soberly, we must consider the greater good. We are responsible for the formation of this lads character.Are the dragons particularly bad this year? interrupted the Assistant Professor. This was characteristic. He always seemed restive when the head of the school began to talk ethics and the ideals of the institution.Ive never known them worse, replied the Headmaster. Up in the hills to the south last week they killed a number of peasants, two cows and a prize pig. And if this dry spell holds theres no telling when they may start a forest fire simply by breathing around indiscriminately.Would any refund on the tuition fee be necessary in case of an accident to young Cur-Hardy?No, the principal answered, judicially, thats all covered in the contract. But as a matter of fact he wont be killed. Before I send him up in the hills Im going to give him a magic word.Thats a good idea, said the Professor. Sometimes they work wonders.6. What is this passage about?The problems that may arise from fighting dragonsHow the educators would change Gawaines course of studyThe way the Professor and the Headmaster taught about dragonsGiving Gawaine a magic word to help him fight dragons7. What is the best way to describe Gawaines character?Fearless and excitableCareless and frigidSpiritual and carefulCowardly and apathetic8. What is the meaning of his better nature?An increased sense of honestyA mans ignoble ideasA desire for proprietyA mans nobler instincts