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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Galahad weeps, seeing his home ____.
(a) Flooded.
(b) Destroyed by a tornado.
(c) Invaded.
(d) On fire.

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

3. Ailleann points out Arthur's weak point, ____, which battles his conscience for supremacy.
(a) Greed.
(b) Ruthlessness.
(c) Fear.
(d) Ambition.

4. Nimue's life is spared by ____'s insistence.
(a) Derfel.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Merlin.
(d) Guinevere.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sagramor commands the spearmen, while Arthur takes ____ horsemen to attack the main body at Branogenium.

2. Derfel and Valerin, the opposing commanders, exchange ritual insults, threats, and demands for ____.

3. Derfel hides his anger when he finds ____ attending the council meeting, named head of the Durnovaria garrison to free Mordred's men for war.

4. To prevent encirclement up the steep hillside, Nimue constructs a ghost ____ of severed heads.

5. ____ is the key treasure that Merlin seeks.

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think it was right and necessary for Merlin to go into hiding?

2. Who is Malldynn and what lesson can be learned from Derfel's encounter with Malldynn.

3. Arthur feels that the war is his fault. Do you agree with that assessment? Why or why not?

4. Do you agree with Tristan arrives with six fighters from Kernow against his father's orders? Why or why not?

5. Explain how the end of the section where Arthur tries to get Lancelot and Galahad to make up lays the framework for Derfel's next mission.

6. Explain what Arthur says tot he men before the battle, how the men react and what that says about Arthur's strength of character.

7. Explain what Cenwin's search for scrolls reveals.

8. If you were Derfel, how would you feel about your first ride on a horse being disguised as a servant?

9. How does Derfel describe the battle of Lugg Vale?

10. When Derfel is recognized, describe who comes to his rescue and how.

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