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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. Who is leading the attack against Arthur at the end of the book?

2. How is Lancelot killed?

3. What is done to Derfel to humiliate him by his captors?

4. What color is Excalibur?

5. Who is the King of the place where Arthur takes refuge?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Olwen try to get Derfel to do as she takes him to Nimue?

2. What does Morgan do to find a cure for Ceinwyn?

3. What was the mortal wound Arthur receives?

4. What does the bishop give to Derfel before the last battle, and why?

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

6. What is the ghost fence?

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

8. What causes the forces of Nimue and Mordred to break up?

9. What does Merlin reveal to Derfel from his cage?

10. What does Morgan have Derfel do to cure his wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Personal identity is one of the main themes in this book. Where does this theme appear, and how does its inclusion in the novel shape the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Diversity is a major theme in this book as many different life-styles and ranks in society are involved. How is this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author feels it is so important?

Essay Topic 3

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

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