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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Marcellius believe that Gaius was during the time that he apparently raped someone?
(a) Londinium.
(b) At home.
(c) Greece.
(d) In the market.

2. Who dies without naming an heir, according to the story at this point of the book?
(a) Arch Druid.
(b) High Priestess.
(c) Emperor.
(d) Prefect.

3. Who does Eilan send to take the two half-Roman girls to Marcellius, according to the book?
(a) Caillean.
(b) No one.
(c) Senara.
(d) Dieda.

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

5. Julia decides that she and Gaius should not have anymore ____________.
(a) Grapes.
(b) Children.
(c) Books.
(d) Slaves.

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

7. Who refuses to go away with Gaius when he is sent away at this point of the story?
(a) Dieda.
(b) Senara.
(c) Cynric.
(d) Eilan.

8. What is wrong with Eilan that she cannot perform the rites in the forest and Caillean has to step in?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Pregnancy.
(c) Cramps.
(d) Pneumonia.

9. Who does Gaius meet for the first time when he is talking to the Christian hermit?
(a) Sesara.
(b) Gawen.
(c) Senara.
(d) Terna.

10. Who kills Cynric for being rude to the high priestess at the time?
(a) Dieda.
(b) Caillean.
(c) Bodyguard.
(d) Eilan.

11. Who does Gaius meet and then eventually decide to marry as it seems they like each other?
(a) Regula.
(b) Senara.
(c) Eilan.
(d) Julia.

12. What is thrown along with coins to the beggars as is traditional at a Roman wedding?
(a) Walnuts.
(b) Lettuce.
(c) Scrolls.
(d) Apples.

13. For how long does Eilan want to keep the girls in order to help them adjust?
(a) One year.
(b) Two years.
(c) One week.
(d) Three years.

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

15. The ritual of the __________ kills some of those who undertake it, which is why it is a fitting test of a new high priestess.
(a) Blessing.
(b) Oracle.
(c) War.
(d) Rage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what direction is Gaius sent in order to do army business at the start of this section?

3. Which of the women does not realize that Lhiannon is dying, according to the book?

4. What does Eilan change during the next ritual so that she can be in contact with the Goddess, but not in a trance-like state?

5. Later, the father of Eilan says that she should counsel _________ on the Romans and she says that she will ask the Goddess.

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