View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Derfel told to bring in exchange for Ceinwyn's wellness?
(a) Arthur-Bach.
(b) Guinevere.
(c) Dian.
(d) Gwydre.

3. What does Derfel enjoy about Aque Sulis?
(a) The cheap women.
(b) The good food.
(c) The nice bedding.
(d) The Roman baths.

4. What is the river that Derfel finds Caddwg on?
(a) Exe.
(b) Ete.
(c) Ese.
(d) Efe.

5. What does Derfel try to cure Ceinwyn when she falls ill?
(a) Druidic spells.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Herbal treatments.
(d) All of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is done to Derfel to humiliate him by his captors?

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

3. Who jumps off the boat to stay with Derfel as the boat with Arthur sails away?

4. What does Arthur say to do with Lancelot's sword?

5. What does Derfel use to kill Aelle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nimue do when Excalibur is gone?

2. What do Arthur and all of his men have a very small amount of knowledge about?

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

4. What does the bishop give to Derfel before the last battle, and why?

5. What does Morgan do to find a cure for Ceinwyn?

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

7. What breaks the peace in Briton after the defeat of the Saxons?

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

9. What are some of Taliesin's talents?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 606 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample