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

2. Ceinwyn blushes, seeing that ____ still wears her brooch.

3. Gorfyddyd accepts to become Mordred's new ____.

4. Remembering his mother's cries, Derfel cuts ____ down.

5. Tewdric's Edling is____.

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what Queen Igraine thinks of Derfel's love for Ceinwyn and why Derfel takes offense to her opinion.

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

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

4. Although the book seems, originally, to be about Arthur, who is the book really about and why?

5. Explain what Arthur's reaction is when Gorfyddyd is mortally wounded and whether or not you agree with that reaction.

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

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

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

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

10. Explain everyone's attitude towards the Blackshields.

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

Tristan brings to light the topic of standing up for what we think is right, despite what others, especially parents or elders, think.

Part 1: Do you think that Tristan was right to defy his father? Why or why not?

Part 2: What could the consequences be for Tristan's actions and what might the consequences have been for not following his instincts?

Part 3: List 3 present-day situations where it might be necessary to follow one's own instincts, despite what parents or elders might say.

Essay Topic 3

Betrayal is a major theme in the book. List three detailed examples of where betrayal comes into play in the story. Then, based on your answers and your other knowledge of the book, explain which character you feel betrayed other characters the most in the book. Do you feel that those acts of betrayal were justified in any way? Why or why not?

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