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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. Derfel hopes that ____ in the Otherworld hears Gundleus' scream.
(a) Norwenna.
(b) Nowerna.
(c) Morgana.
(d) Moranga.

2. Derfel is washing and feeding ____ at Gyllad's farm.
(a) A horse.
(b) Nimue.
(c) Galahad.
(d) A goat.

3. ____ refuses to kill prisoners.
(a) Lancelot.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Galahad.
(d) Derfel.

4. Malldynn attacks, craving ____.
(a) Human flesh.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Food.
(d) Gold.

5. Merlin has collected the lost Treasures of ____.
(a) France.
(b) Britain.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Scotland

Short Answer Questions

1. Men defiantly sing the War Song of Beli ____ when the enemy arrives.

2. There is danger that the Blackshields will advance from Coel's ____.

3. Nimue is found in a cave curled up and ____.

4. Nimue asks Derfel to give her ____ alive.

5. Unexpectedly, Tristan arrives with ____ fighters from Kernow, against his father's orders.

Short Essay Questions

1. Define the relationship between Derfel and Tanaburs and how that relationship is resolved at the end of the book.

2. Do you think that it was right for Derfel to kill Tanaburs?

3. Do you agree with Tewdric's reaction to the battle?

4. Describe everyone's arrival in Dumnonia after Merlin reveals himself.

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

6. How do Derfel and Nimue escape from the Isle Of The Dead?

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

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

9. Explain how Arthur feels in this section of the book.

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

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