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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose child do the women in the house think Gawen is?
(a) Mairi.
(b) Caillean.
(c) Dieda.
(d) Eilan.

2. Eilan says that it is not until the _________ generation will Rome depart, and then she dies after the statement.
(a) Third.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Ninth.
(d) Tenth.

3. The Romans decide to send the queen to __________, but don't know what to do with the daughters.
(a) Greece.
(b) Germania.
(c) France.
(d) Londonium.

4. What moves Gaius when he sees them at the coliseum, according to the story told in the book?
(a) Gladiators.
(b) The merciful emperor.
(c) The animals.
(d) The crowd.

5. ________ accuses Eilan of being in allegiance to Rome, and even slaps her in the heat of the argument.
(a) Gaius.
(b) Cynric.
(c) Ardandos.
(d) Mauri.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who begins to feel a weakness in her brain and she also begins to wonder if she might die?

2. What is the image that Eilan sees during her next ritual when Cynric appears?

3. Who comes to visit Eilan when she is about to given birth, though she is darker and angry?

4. Who seems to inaccurately translate some of the words of the priestess during the ritual that nearly kills the priestess?

5. Who refuses to go away with Gaius when he is sent away at this point of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Eilan learns that the Emperor dead?

2. What does Ardanos claim about the state of Eilan when he finally talks to Marcellius?

3. What does Ardanos want to do in order to make sure that Eilan is ready for her new role in the house?

4. What is Lhiannon's thought process about choosing her successor as a high priestess?

5. What is the dream that Caillean has at the start of this section, one that disturbs her greatly?

6. What happens to cause the bodyguard to kill Cynric during a conversation with Eilan?

7. What is the situation of the woman that Gaius meets at the beginning of Chapter 25?

8. What is the task that Julia wants Gaius to accomplish before they can agree to marry each other?

9. What causes the troops of Gaius to pause for a moment when they are in a charge?

10. What does Caillean ask of Eilan to permit at the hut at the Forest House?

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