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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. Gaius tells Eilan that he will send a ________ to ask for her hand.

2. The king can sleep with anyone he chooses at Beltane and he chooses ____________, who becomes pregnant soon after.

3. Whose body has not been found after the raiders have burned the village of Eilan's parents?

4. Who does Eilan have go with her to a meeting with Cynric, for her own protection?

5. What kind of piece of land is the place where Caillean and the priestesses now live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens as a result of Caillean telling the truth about her rape many years before?

2. What does Cynric tell Gaius about Eilan when they meet again in the beginning of Chapter 13?

3. What is the culmination of the initiation ceremony that the priestesses have at night?

4. What are the three promises that Caillean asks of Eilan if she wants to stay at the Forest House?

5. What happens to Lhiannon at the end of this section of the book, which will determine the speed of the next course of events?

6. How do Gaius and Eilan come to be able to see each other again, even after so much time has passed?

7. What does Marcellius know might happen as a result of his sending a request for Eilan's hand in marriage?

8. What will Caillean be talking to her priestesses about on the first day in the story, according to the book?

9. What is the dangerous event that occurs at the Beltane festival, as witnessed by Gaius?

10. What is the significance of the name 'Gawen' when Gaius decides to use it to cover up his real identity?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Caillean had hidden the secret of her rape as she was worried that she might not have been accepted as a priestess if they had found out.

Part 1: Why do you think a priestess would not be accepted if she had been raped?

Part 2: Do you think Caillean should have been more honest about her background?

Part 3: How do you think the priestesses would have responded to Caillean if she had told them about her past?

Essay Topic 2

Eilan is asked if she is ready to take her vows to become one of the priestesses of the Forest House.

Part 1: Why do you think Eilan is asked if she is ready to take the vows?

Part 2: Do you think someone else should tell Eilan when she is ready?

Part 3: How do you think you'd know you were ready to be initiated?

Essay Topic 3

At first, there is speculation that Eilan will be killed for having become pregnant. But, instead, Ardanos decides to hide the pregnancy from the others.

Part 1: Why do you think that a person might be killed for having gotten pregnant?

Part 2: How do you think you might respond if you were in Ardanos' shoes and had found out about Eilan?

Part 3: Do you think that Ardanos made the right choice in helping to conceal the pregnancy of Eilan?

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