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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the shrouded woman who tries to save Ceinwyn call herself?
(a) The healer.
(b) The mender.
(c) The dancer.
(d) The trainer.

2. What is Prydwen?
(a) A city.
(b) A fortress.
(c) A weapon.
(d) A boat.

3. Where does Arthur take refuge before going to his city of refuge?
(a) An overturned boat.
(b) A sand spit.
(c) An estuary.
(d) A cave.

4. What is Arthur not prepared for in the battle at the end of the book?
(a) The speed of the march.
(b) The betrayal.
(c) The number of opponents.
(d) The weather condition.

5. How does the bishop die?
(a) He drowns.
(b) His boat is overcome.
(c) He is shot with an arrow.
(d) He hangs himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of city is Isca?

2. Who is the father of Gwydre's wife?

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

4. Who is the ghost fence erected for?

5. What does Derfel enjoy about Aque Sulis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Merlin reveal to Derfel from his cage?

2. What is the ghost fence?

3. How does Derfel choose to kill Lancelot, and why?

4. What was the mortal wound Arthur receives?

5. What does Arthur do when he gets word that Mordred is marching towards them?

6. What are some of Taliesin's talents?

7. What deformity of the narrator is revealed at the beginning of Part 3?

8. How does Mordred die?

9. What does Nimue do when Excalibur is gone?

10. What are the main reasons that Mordred planned his attack against Arthur?

(see the answer keys)

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