| Question | Answer |
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| 1. Where is the island of Shalott? | The island of Shalott lies in the river near Camelot. |
| 2. What crops grow around the island? | Long fields of barley and rye grow around the island. |
| 3. Where does the river flow? | The river flows down towards the city of Camelot. |
| 4. How many towers does the castle have? | The castle on the island has four gray towers. |
| 5. Who lives on the island? | The Lady of Shalott lives on the island. |
| 6. What does the Lady do all day? | The Lady weaves a magic web all day. |
| 7. What hangs in front of the Lady? | A clear mirror hangs in front of the Lady. |
| 8. Why does she use the mirror? | She uses the mirror to see the outside world. |
| 9. What is the Lady's curse? | The curse is that she cannot look directly at Camelot. |
| 10. Does she know the reason for the curse? | No, she does not know the reason for the curse. |
| Question | Answer |
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| 11. What does she see in the mirror? | She sees images of Camelot in the mirror. |
| 12. Who passes by the island? | Villagers, knights, and damsels pass by the island. |
| 13. What do the market girls wear? | The market girls wear red cloaks. |
| 14. What does the abbot ride? | The abbot rides a slow-moving horse. |
| 15. Does the Lady have a knight of her own? | No, she does not have a loyal knight. |
| 16. What is the Lady's feeling? | She feels half-sick of shadows and isolation. |
| 17. What appears in the mirror at night? | She sees funeral processions at night. |
| 18. Who appears under the moon? | A newly married couple appears under the moon. |
| 19. What is the Lady's state of mind? | She is lonely but continues her work. |
| 20. Why does she weave? | She weaves to avoid the curse. |
| Question | Answer |
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| 21. Who rides past the window? | Sir Lancelot rides past the window. |
| 22. What does his armor look like? | His armor shines like fire in the sun. |
| 23. What is on Lancelot's shield? | His shield shows a knight kneeling to a lady. |
| 24. How does the bridle sound? | The bridle bells ring merrily. |
| 25. What hangs from his baldric? | A silver bugle hangs from his baldric. |
| 26. What color is his hair? | His hair is coal-black and curly. |
| 27. What song does Lancelot sing? | He sings "Tirra lirra." |
| 28. What happens when the Lady sees Lancelot? | She leaves her loom and looks at him. |
| 29. What happens to the mirror? | The mirror cracks from side to side. |
| 30. What does the Lady cry out? | She cries, "The curse is come upon me." |
| Question | Answer |
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| 31. How is the weather at the end? | The weather is stormy and rainy. |
| 32. What does the Lady do? | She finds a boat and enters it. |
| 33. What does she write on the boat? | She writes "The Lady of Shalott" on the boat. |
| 34. How is the Lady dressed? | She is dressed in snowy white clothes. |
| 35. What is the Lady's final song? | She sings a mournful death-song. |
| 36. When does she die? | She dies while floating towards Camelot. |
| 37. How is her body described? | Her body is described as a pale, dead-cold corpse. |
| 38. Who comes to the wharf? | Knights, lords, and ladies come to the wharf. |
| 39. What is on her breast? | A parchment explaining her story is on her breast. |
| 40. What is Lancelot's reaction? | Lancelot says she has a lovely face and prays for her soul. |
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