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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. Nothing matters except restoring Britain back to pre-Roman conditions, removing all foreign ____.

2. Galahad weeps, seeing his home ____.

3. At the gate, ____ and Cavan hold the guards at bay on Bedwin's orders.

4. Sansum is stripped of ____'s chaplaincy.

5. 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.

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Gorfyddyd's promises about sparing everyone and about Mordred and how others react to them and what impact that could have on Arthur.

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

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

4. Why do you think that Derfel and Galahad became such good friends?

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

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

7. Explain everyone's attitude towards the Blackshields.

8. Explain the strange battle rituals and attitudes between the opposing forces.

9. Do you agree with Nimue being imprisoned as a witch?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose the character that you feel changed the most, as the story progressed, and answer the following questions about them:

1. What were they like in the beginning of the story?

2. What were they like at the end of the story?

3. When and why do you think the transition took place?

4. Do you feel that it was a good transition? Use at least two examples from the story to explain why or why not.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses the technique of foreshadowing at several points in the story.

Part 1: Define foreshadowing.

Part 2: Explain, in detail, two examples of how foreshadowing was used in the story.

Part 3: Do you feel that the two examples of foreshadowing that you listed were useful in the story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

War is a huge part of the book. Answer the following questions about war in general.

1. What are two reasons that you think the war in the book took place?

2. What are two reasons that wars are started in modern times?

3. Are the reasons for war in Arthur's time still used to start wars today? Why or why not?

4. Do you feel that wars ever actually accomplish anything? In other words, are some wars justifiable, or do all of them just lead to more trouble?

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