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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 type of flowers does Arthur pick for Guinevere while they make plans to rescue her and Gwydre?

2. How old is Mark's son Tristan when his father marries Iseult?

3. At Ynys Wydryn, how old are the Christian priests when they first begin their training to become missionaries?

4. How old is Dian when she becomes ill?

5. Where does Mordred allow Bishop Sansum to build his great church?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the good things that happen in the summer of 495 C.E.?

2. Who pays for the songs that the bards sing about Tristan and Iseult, and why?

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

4. What does Nimue say about Guinevere after she is rescued from the Sea Palace?

5. What is the place like where Tristan and Iesult have taken refuge?

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

7. What does Arthur say whenever Mordred's suitability to be king is raised in the Royal Council?

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

9. How does putting Eachern, an Irish spearman, in the schoolroom help Mordred behave?

10. When Merlin interrogates Mordred after Derfel hits him, why does Mordred say that he sent Arthur and Derfel away?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the decision that Meurig and Lancelot make during the battle with the Saxons and the consequences of their decisions. Use examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Arthur and Lancelot.

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