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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ____ meets peaceful Malldynn, who explains the isle's set-up and says someone of Nimue's description lives with the sea folk.
(a) Guinevere.
(b) Merlin.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Derfel.

2. The Blackshield Irish arrive, escorted past the ghost-fence by ____.
(a) Mordred.
(b) Merlin.
(c) Guinevere.
(d) Ceinwyn.

3. Derfel is given ____.
(a) A Castle.
(b) Excalibur.
(c) Gundleus.
(d) A boat.

4. Tanaburs claims that, if Derfel touches him, ____ will die.
(a) Nimue.
(b) Derfel.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Derfel's mother.

5. Sagramor's 150 ____ come into play.
(a) Swordsmen.
(b) Horsemen.
(c) Shieldsmen.
(d) Spearmen.

6. The confrontation between ____ and Derfel brings things full-circle because, early in the book one had tried to kill the other.
(a) Gundleus.
(b) Nimue.
(c) Galahad.
(d) Tanaburs.

7. Derfel's men turn and flee as ____'s horn sounds and his horsemen descend on the Powysians.
(a) Valerin.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Derfel.
(d) Tewdric.

8. Merlin arranges for a boat and in it is a sealed ____.
(a) Locket.
(b) Chest.
(c) Box.
(d) Book.

9. Arthur solemnly vows to kill ____ to avenge Ratae.
(a) Nimue.
(b) Guinevere.
(c) Aelle.
(d) Lunete.

10. When Merlin leaves, Iorweth accompanies Galahad and Derfel to the feast, but makes them eat in Queen ____'s hall rather than among the warriors.
(a) Hallbald.
(b) Heddle.
(c) Harbad.
(d) Helledd.

11. At dawn, Aelle leads his two hundred spearmen to meet the ____.
(a) Irish.
(b) French.
(c) Britons.
(d) Spaniards.

12. Nimue asks Derfel to give her ____ alive.
(a) Gundleus.
(b) Galahad.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Mordred.

13. Arthur proposes attacking at the enemy's strongest place, which is Lugg ____.
(a) Vale.
(b) Vernal.
(c) Valley.
(d) Vile.

14. Cuneglas is embarrassed by his father's descriptions of what he will do to Arthur and lurid claims about Guinevere's ____.
(a) Friendship with Derfel.
(b) Past.
(c) Religion.
(d) Health.

15. When Gorfyddyd keeps up his lies, Arthur is furious, but lets it go when Cuneglas announces the old man's death and his ascending the ____.
(a) Realm.
(b) Heavens.
(c) Throne.
(d) Steps.

Short Answer Questions

1. Arthur gathers his five commanders to free them and their men for their loyalty oath, and also to ask them to fight with him at ____ Vale.

2. Merlin has collected the lost Treasures of ____.

3. From a local ____ , they learn of a second ford to the north that could cause problems.

4. Sansum is stripped of ____'s chaplaincy.

5. ____ is being sent to the Isle of the Dead.

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