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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 Julia refuse to do with Gaius anymore, and he agrees to this request?

2. Who returns from Ireland from spending time learning poetry and music, then comes back to the Forest House to teach it to others?

3. Who is going to go study with the bards in Ireland after she replaces Eilan?

4. What is the sex/sexes of the child/children that Gaius and Julia have prematurely?

5. Eilan says that it is not until the _________ generation will Rome depart, and then she dies after the statement.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Gaius called back from his position in Germania?

3. What is the reasoning behind the changing of the herbs by Eilan for the next rites of the Oracle?

4. What does Caillean decide to promise to Dieda in exchange for her services to the priestesses?

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

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

7. What do Julia and Gaius decide needs to happen in order for them to be married?

8. What does Senara refuse from Gaius when she is taking the two half-Roman girls to Marcellius?

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

10. Once Gawen is born, what is the promise that Gaius makes to Eilan and to his child?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dieda is not happy with the fact that Gawen is in the Forest House, and she feels it is shameful.

Part 1: Why do you think that Dieda is so upset with the idea of Gawen?

Part 2: Do you agree or disagree with the feelings of Dieda?

Part 3: How do you think Dieda would have handled the situation with Eilan and her baby?

Essay Topic 2

At the midsummer festival, it is custom to all the king to sleep with anyone he wishes to sleep with.

Part 1: Why do you think the king is granted the ability to sleep with anyone at solstice?

Part 2: Do you think that the king has more power than the priestesses?

Part 3: What does the process of the king sleeping with a priestess or other women achieve for the community?

Essay Topic 3

Marcellius and Gaius seem to have a common father and son relationship, with his father always wanting more from Gaius.

Part 1: Why do you think Marcellius doesn't want Gaius to marry Eilan?

Part 2: Do you think that Marcellius truly wants Gaius to be happy?

Part 3: How do you think Marcellius could have been more supportive of Gaius and his life?

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