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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. How many promises does Caillean ask of Eilan in order for her to stay at the Forest House?

2. Caillean, along with Lhiannon, try to recall ________ to avenge the deaths and the destruction.

3. Who is the priestess that has the dream at the start of the story?

4. Marcellius first proposes that Gaius marry the daughter of _________, but Gaius will not be deterred.

5. What has Eilan also envisioned herself as, which she reveals to Gaius, though she is unsure what it means for her life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Eilan's response to finding out that her father has turned down the proposal from Gaius?

2. What does Caillean reveal about her past when she is talking with Eilan after the raiders come?

3. What is happening to Caillean's body just as Eilan announces her own pregnancy?

4. What has happened to Gaius when Eilan and Dieda come upon him in the forest?

5. What are the three visions that Eilan has when she is looking in the pool during her initiation?

6. Why doesn't Caillean want to be a high priestess, as she reveals to Eilan in the story?

7. What is the Fellowship of the Raven, as described and seen in this story?

8. What is complicated about the selection of a high priestess, even though Lhiannon has seen Caillean in the role?

9. What is the culmination of the initiation ceremony that the priestesses have at night?

10. What do the girls feel about the priestesses at the Forest House and whether they would like to be a part of the training?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The oracle rites are those in which the priestess communes with the Goddess to reveal the future to the people in the community.

Part 1: Do you think the messages that are given by the oracle are trustworthy?

Part 2: Why do you think the people need to hear the message of the Goddess through the oracle?

Part 3: How do you think you would respond to hearing about trouble coming to your city, via the oracle?

Essay Topic 2

At first, there is speculation that Eilan will be killed for having become pregnant. But, instead, Ardanos decides to hide the pregnancy from the others.

Part 1: Why do you think that a person might be killed for having gotten pregnant?

Part 2: How do you think you might respond if you were in Ardanos' shoes and had found out about Eilan?

Part 3: Do you think that Ardanos made the right choice in helping to conceal the pregnancy of Eilan?

Essay Topic 3

Eilan's father wants to avenge the death of his people, so Eilan is left to stay with the priestesses at the Forest house.

Part 1: Why do you think that revenge is on the mind of Eilan's father?

Part 2: Do you think that a person should go after others in revenge?

Part 3: How do you think a person should respond when their life and town is destroyed?

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