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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. Who does Gwyddre marry?

2. What is Arthur not prepared for in the battle at the end of the book?

3. Who does Arthur want to be king after Mordred dies?

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

5. How did Taliesin say he communicated with Merlin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Mordred die?

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

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

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 Derfel make sure of before he kills Aelle and why?

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

10. What are some of Taliesin's talents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sacrifice is a theme that is prevalent in this book. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 2

Personal identity is one of the main themes in this book. Where does this theme appear, and how does its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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