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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. Eilan lets Gaius know she cannot marry him because she is __________, even if he were to marry and to divorce his wife.

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

3. How many children do Gaius and Julia have by the end of the chapter in this section?

4. Who does Gaius meet for the first time when he is talking to the Christian hermit?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Eilan want Senara to do with her son when she had the vision of Caillean?

3. What happens to the baby after Gawen is born into the Forest House?

4. What does Eilan's father ask her to do after she has performed the rites of the Oracle?

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

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

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

8. What are some of the ways in which Caillean wants to run her new house differently from the Forest House?

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

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

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's father wants to avenge the death of his people, so Eilan is left to stay with the priestesses at the Forest house.

Part 1: Why do you think that revenge is on the mind of Eilan's father?

Part 2: Do you think that a person should go after others in revenge?

Part 3: How do you think a person should respond when their life and town is destroyed?

Essay Topic 3

Fathers seem to have a lot of control over their children in this book, causing things to happen or not to happen, depending on their desires.

Part 1: Why do you think fathers have so much power in these relationships?

Part 2: Do you think that mothers should have just as much power in the relationships with their children?

Part 3: How do you think you would respond to the way that the fathers are treating their children in this story?

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