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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the other person besides Caillean who has been seen in the role of the high priestess?
(a) No one.
(b) Eilan.
(c) Senara.
(d) Dieda.

2. Who goes to see Eilan, but is attacked by bandits, according to the descriptions at this point of the story?
(a) Senara.
(b) Caillean.
(c) Gaius.
(d) Dieda.

3. Who has escaped from Roman custody, though no one is quite sure where he is at this point of the story?
(a) Mauri.
(b) Gaius.
(c) Gawen.
(d) Cynric.

4. In what direction is Gaius sent in order to do army business at the start of this section?
(a) West.
(b) South.
(c) North.
(d) East.

5. What does the Goddess predict at Beltane, which comes true surprisingly quickly?
(a) Blessings.
(b) Changes.
(c) Births.
(d) Disasters.

6. Gaius decides that he wants to adopt a son with ________, so he goes to the Forest House.
(a) Julia.
(b) Lhiannon.
(c) Eilan.
(d) Dieda.

7. Who will perform the next ritual in order to see if she is worthy of the new role of being a high priestess?
(a) Caillean.
(b) Dieda.
(c) Eilan.
(d) Lhiannon.

8. Senara tells Gaius that he can meet her at the _________ cottage, according to the story.
(a) Vacant.
(b) Library.
(c) Father's.
(d) Priestesses'.

9. Gaius and Julia take lessons in Greek and in formal Latin in order to prepare for their trip to __________.
(a) Rome.
(b) Athens.
(c) Paris.
(d) Antioch.

10. Caillean decides that she does not need to run her house the same way and that her house will not serve the _________.
(a) Romans.
(b) Seasons.
(c) Men.
(d) Druids.

11. Who comes back in order to seek out Eilan, though they find themselves watching a ritual?
(a) Marcellius.
(b) Cynric.
(c) Ardanos.
(d) Gaius.

12. Who returns from Ireland from spending time learning poetry and music, then comes back to the Forest House to teach it to others?
(a) Gaius.
(b) Dieda.
(c) Eilan.
(d) Caillean.

13. What does Gaius propose to Eilan, though she is cold and indifferent to him?
(a) Escape.
(b) Riches.
(c) Marriage.
(d) A new home.

14. What kind of feast is happening at the end of this section of the story?
(a) Wedding.
(b) Birth.
(c) Victory.
(d) Funeral.

15. What does Julia become obsessed with, even though the rest of the family is less than pleased?
(a) Food.
(b) Books.
(c) Riches.
(d) Christianity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is discovered to be pregnant during this time of the story?

2. Where has Gaius been serving in the military before he is called back by the Governor in Briton?

3. Who has Eilan seen as a high priestess herself, with a group of priestesses around her?

4. What is the name of the nurse who takes care of the child in the Forest House?

5. Whose child do the women in the house think Gawen is?

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