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

2. What signals the coming of the Saxons at the end of the book?
(a) Blasts on a horn.
(b) Smoke.
(c) Drums.
(d) Flares.

3. What does Arthur say when he hears Lancelot has died?
(a) Good.
(b) So be it.
(c) Let it be.
(d) At last.

4. What message does Derfel ask Gwydre to give to Arthur at the end of the book?
(a) He loved him till the end.
(b) They will meet again.
(c) He will never falter.
(d) He forgives him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who binds Arthur's wound at the end of the book?

2. Who has been casting spells on Ceinwyn?

3. What does one man tell Arthur before he is killed at the shore?

4. Who is sent to try and persuade Aelle?

5. What does the shrouded woman who tries to save Ceinwyn call herself?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are some of Taliesin's talents?

4. What does Derfel do when Nimue and Mordred's forces begin to break up?

5. What was the mortal wound Arthur receives?

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

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

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

9. What is the ghost fence?

10. What does Nimue use to cast her spells on people?

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