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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day do reinforcements arrive at the sea shore?

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

3. How is Lancelot killed?

4. What does Aelle refuse to do when he is wounded?

5. What season does Mordred take an army to Armorica?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the ghost fence?

3. What is the last enchantment?

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

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

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

7. What are some of Taliesin's talents?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this book, and how do those moments affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Honor is something that many of the main characters were striving for in this book. Who is most affected by this pursuit, and how doesd it change the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

What is Derfel's actual birthright, and what does this reveal about his character and his relationship to Arthur?

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