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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. What has caused the chaos in Aque Sulis?

2. Who does Gwyddre marry?

3. What does Arthur NOT do when he is attacked at the sea shore?

4. What does the shrouded woman who tries to save Ceinwyn call herself?

5. What season does Mordred take an army to Armorica?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the last enchantment?

2. What is the main cause of the delay of leaving Camlann?

3. What does Arthur do when he gets word that Mordred is marching towards them?

4. How does Derfel choose to kill Lancelot, and why?

5. Why is Ceinwyn sick, and how is Derfel supposed to cure her?

6. What does Nimue do when Excalibur is gone?

7. What is the ghost fence?

8. What deformity of the narrator is revealed at the beginning of Part 3?

9. What breaks the peace in Briton after the defeat of the Saxons?

10. What does Derfel do when Nimue arrives at the sea shore after Arthur sails away?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Derfel lose his hand, and how does this affect the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Arthur endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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