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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Guinevere take from Lindinis to use in her new palace?

2. At Imbolc, the great feast of the cold season, how many does Derfel feed in his hall?

3. Who finds Derfel while he is sleeping watching the Sea Palace?

4. Who meets Arthur at Dun Ceinach?

5. How many Christians are killed by Derfel's men during the battle with Cadoc?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Morgan say happened the night that the tor was destroyed by fire?

2. Why does King Mark feel he has to placate Arthur when Ialle dies?

3. What is Camelot?

4. How does Derfel sometimes wish the problem with Mordred be solved?

5. Where do Derfel and his family go to live after Mordred becomes king?

6. How does Arthur tell the soldiers to act when they search the village for Ligessac?

7. What message does Bors, Lancelot's champion, deliver to Arthur?

8. How do Merlin's predictions about Guinevere come true?

9. What is a dream tower, and what is its purpose?

10. What goes on in Lancelot's kingdom in the years following the oath at the Round Table?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Derfel says in Part 3, "Peace, it seemed, excused all." Discuss what it means that peace excuses all and what peace can excuse. Use examples from "Enemy of God."

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship between Arthur and Guinevere, and use examples from the book to show how the relationship goes wrong.

Essay Topic 3

When Ceinwyn decides to be Derfel's mate rather than Lancelot's mate, the author writes that Derfel and Ceinwyn ran off "to chaos." Explain why Ceinwyn's decision leads to chaos. Use examples from the book.

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