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

2. What does Derfel use to kill Aelle?
(a) A sword.
(b) An arrow.
(c) A spear.
(d) A club.

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

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

5. What season does Mordred take an army to Armorica?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What message does Derfel ask Gwydre to give to Arthur at the end of the book?

2. Where does the shrouded woman take Derfel when she tries to save Ceinwyn?

3. What is Issa's occupation?

4. Why does Queen Igraine stop talking with Derfel?

5. What is the name of Derfel's daughter who is killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes the forces of Nimue and Mordred to break up?

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

3. What does Nimue do when Excalibur is gone?

4. What trade does Arthur start learning after the battle against the Saxons is won?

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

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

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

8. What is the main cause of the delay of leaving Camlann?

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

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

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