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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 sent away just as he/she finds out that Julia is pregnant again?

2. What does Julia show to Gaius when he returns and tells her that they can be married to each other?

3. What is the sex/sexes of the child/children that Gaius and Julia have prematurely?

4. Who goes to see Eilan, but is attacked by bandits, according to the descriptions at this point of the story?

5. For how long does Eilan want to keep the girls in order to help them adjust?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the task that Julia wants Gaius to accomplish before they can agree to marry each other?

2. Why is Gaius called back from his position in Germania?

3. Why do people in the Forest House decide that the baby might also be Dieda's baby?

4. What does Caillean decide to promise to Dieda in exchange for her services to the priestesses?

5. What is the reasoning behind the changing of the herbs by Eilan for the next rites of the Oracle?

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

7. What happens to cause the bodyguard to kill Cynric during a conversation with Eilan?

8. What does Cynric feel about the offer that Gaius makes to make him a hostage?

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

10. What does the Goddess tell Caillean she must do when she asks about her path?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Julia and Gaius meet each other and decide they like each other. As a result, their parents want them to marry.

Part 1: Why do you think that the parents want Julia and Gaius to marry each other?

Part 2: Do you think that a person can decide they want to marry someone after just a few meetings?

Part 3: How do you think a person might decide they want to get married to someone else?

Essay Topic 3

Marcellius and Gaius seem to have a common father and son relationship, with his father always wanting more from Gaius.

Part 1: Why do you think Marcellius doesn't want Gaius to marry Eilan?

Part 2: Do you think that Marcellius truly wants Gaius to be happy?

Part 3: How do you think Marcellius could have been more supportive of Gaius and his life?

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