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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 are hired to get the women and children to safety when the reinforcements arrive?

2. Why will Mordred's throne be available to claim if he dies?

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

4. How did Taliesin say he communicated with Merlin?

5. What color is Nimue dressed in at the last battle?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the last enchantment?

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

8. What is the ghost fence?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Merlin and his Druid followers present a very interesting and unique philosophy on life. What is this philosophy, and how does this different idealism affect the people around him?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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