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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. Who kills Nimue's prisoner?
(a) Merlin.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Orwen.
(d) Nimue.

2. Who kills Derfel's daughter?
(a) Merlin.
(b) Aelle.
(c) Lancelot.
(d) Arthur.

3. Who is the ghost fence erected for?
(a) Derfel.
(b) Mordred.
(c) Merlin.
(d) Nimue.

4. What do Arthur and his men build in a sand spit at the end of the book?
(a) A fortress.
(b) A funeral pyre.
(c) A catapult.
(d) A ferry.

5. How does Arthur plan to be with Guinevere again?
(a) He will have Argante arrested.
(b) He will hire a man to sleep with Argante.
(c) He will banish Argante.
(d) He will annul his marriage to Argante.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Arthur's men do to fight against the Druid spells?

2. Who will guard the area of Dumnoia?

3. Who announces the new king after Mordred dies?

4. Who is Clovis the King of?

5. How long does Caddwg say he will need before he can do what Derfel tells him to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of Taliesin's talents?

2. What does Derfel ask Gwydre to do for him at the end of the battle?

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

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

5. What does Derfel make sure of before he kills Aelle and why?

6. Why is Ceinwyn sick, and how is Derfel supposed to cure her?

7. What does Nimue do when Excalibur is gone?

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

9. What does Morgan have Derfel do to cure his wife?

10. What does Derfel do when Nimue arrives at the sea shore after Arthur sails away?

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