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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. What does Ardanos want to do with Eilan once he finds out about her pregnancy?

2. Who is the priestess that has the dream at the start of the story?

3. Who is the person telling stories, including one about three hags, to a group of women at the Forest House?

4. Who does Eilan bump into at the Beltane festival, when she gets lost and is unnerved by the crowds?

5. Who does Gaius go to stay with in Chapter Fourteen, which makes him long for the days that have passed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has happened to Eilan's feelings about being the oracle, according to the book?

2. Why doesn't Caillean want to be a high priestess, as she reveals to Eilan in the story?

3. What are the three visions that Eilan has when she is looking in the pool during her initiation?

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

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

6. What do the girls feel about the priestesses at the Forest House and whether they would like to be a part of the training?

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

8. What is happening to Caillean's body just as Eilan announces her own pregnancy?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Caillean and the others are a part of a long history of priestesses who help the community and support each other.

Part 1: What is the importance of priestesses during this time of history in the book?

Part 2: Describe one of the roles that the priestesses take on as a part of the community.

Part 3: Why do you think the priestesses have been such an important part of the community?

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

The priestesses choose women to come into the house in order to be trained in the priestess life.

Part 1: What do you think it takes in order to be selected as a priestess?

Part 2: Do you think that families want their daughters to be selected to be a priestess?

Part 3: Why do you think Cynric was not happy about Dieda getting chosen to be a priestess?

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