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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of boats are to be used in the battle at the end of the book?
(a) Viking boats.
(b) Cargo ships.
(c) Ferries.
(d) Fishing boats.

2. What time of day do reinforcements arrive at the sea shore?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Morning.
(c) Afternoon.
(d) Twilight.

3. What does Arthur ask Derfel to do with his sword when he is wounded?
(a) Melt it down.
(b) Give it to his son.
(c) Throw it into the sea.
(d) Keep it for himself.

4. Who is Clovis the King of?
(a) The Saxons.
(b) The Dutch.
(c) The Franks.
(d) The Germans.

5. What do Arthur's men do to fight against the Druid spells?
(a) Sing war songs.
(b) Say prayers.
(c) Recite counter-curses.
(d) Put cotton in their ears.

6. How are the king of the refuge country and Arthur related?
(a) They are brothers.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are brothers-in-law.
(d) They are half-brothers.

7. Who will guard the area of Dumnoia?
(a) Aelle.
(b) Derfel.
(c) Francisco.
(d) Galahad.

8. What color is Excalibur?
(a) Gold.
(b) Blue.
(c) Silver.
(d) Black.

9. What does Derfel call Nimue's followers?
(a) Crazies.
(b) Magicians.
(c) Mad people.
(d) Blood lusters.

10. Who saves Derfel after he is captured?
(a) Taliesin.
(b) Caerwyn.
(c) Guinevere.
(d) Arthur.

11. How many enemy heads make up the ghost fence?
(a) 24.
(b) 36.
(c) 12.
(d) 48.

12. Who gives Lancelot his sword?
(a) His father.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Guinevere.
(d) His mother.

13. Who are hired to get the women and children to safety when the reinforcements arrive?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Couriers.
(c) Fishermen.
(d) Sailors.

14. Where does the shrouded woman take Derfel when she tries to save Ceinwyn?
(a) The mountain.
(b) The meadow.
(c) The valley.
(d) The inlet.

15. Who does Argante marry after Arthur returns to Guinevere?
(a) Mordred.
(b) Cerdic.
(c) Lancelot.
(d) Derfel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why will Mordred's throne be available to claim if he dies?

2. What do Arthur and his men build in a sand spit at the end of the book?

3. Who is the King of the place where Arthur takes refuge?

4. Who kills Nimue's prisoner?

5. What is Caddwg told to do by Derfel?

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