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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Gaius meet and then eventually decide to marry as it seems they like each other?
(a) Eilan.
(b) Regula.
(c) Senara.
(d) Julia.

2. What affects Eilan powerfully during the ritual she must perform for others?
(a) Potions.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Words.
(d) Apples.

3. Eilan lets Gaius know she cannot marry him because she is __________, even if he were to marry and to divorce his wife.
(a) Not in love with him.
(b) A high priestess.
(c) A mother.
(d) Already married.

4. Who travels around, sleeping with several slave girls along the way, according to the book?
(a) Gaius.
(b) No one.
(c) Gawen.
(d) Cynric.

5. Who is hanged and then burned while still alive as the ultimate punishment?
(a) Dieda.
(b) Gaius.
(c) Eilan.
(d) Cynric.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has escaped from Roman custody, though no one is quite sure where he is at this point of the story?

2. The Romans decide to send the queen to __________, but don't know what to do with the daughters.

3. Who dies without naming an heir, according to the story at this point of the book?

4. In the battle, who fights under General Calgacus, according to the description in the book?

5. What does the oracle promise to Julia if she gives a lot of money in return?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Caillean ask of Eilan to permit at the hut at the Forest House?

2. What does Ardanos want to do in order to make sure that Eilan is ready for her new role in the house?

3. What does Gaius become so bored with that he decides he wants to leave?

4. What is the situation of the woman that Gaius meets at the beginning of Chapter 25?

5. What is the dream that Caillean has at the start of this section, one that disturbs her greatly?

6. What happens after Eilan learns that the Emperor dead?

7. What does Eilan's father ask her to do after she has performed the rites of the Oracle?

8. What does Gaius propose to Senara when he is rebuffed by Eilan?

9. What does Eilan want Senara to do with her son when she had the vision of Caillean?

10. What is the main idea in the debate about religion that Gaius encounters when he is traveling around?

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