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

2. Tewdric's Edling is____.

3. Finally, Ceinwyn is to ____.

4. Derfel has never ridden on a ____.

5. The confrontation between ____ and Derfel brings things full-circle because, early in the book one had tried to kill the other.

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the two main parts of the battle plan.

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

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

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

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

6. Explain why Arthur feels dirty during the confrontation with Aelle. Do you agree with Arthur's actions during that confrontation?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Choose any one of the following 5 characters and describe one example, in detail, of how they played a major role in the story. Also, explain whether or not you agree with their actions at that point in the story and why. If not, what would you have done differently?

1. Nimue

2. Morgan

3. Merlin

4. Ceinwyn

5. Guinevere

Essay Topic 3

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.

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