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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. There is danger that the Blackshields will advance from Coel's ____.
2. Unexpectedly, Tristan arrives with ____ fighters from Kernow, against his father's orders.
3. At the gate, ____ and Cavan hold the guards at bay on Bedwin's orders.
4. Arthur says bluntly that he needs help killing Gorfyddyd who poses the greater danger to the ____.
5. Preparing to ride northward, Arthur and Derfel talk about their many enemies and fears that ____ may not fight.
Short Essay Questions
1. Do you think it was right and necessary for Merlin to go into hiding?
2. Although the book seems, originally, to be about Arthur, who is the book really about and why?
3. Explain how Arthur feels in this section of the book.
4. Explain the two main parts of the battle plan.
5. Explain what Queen Igraine thinks of Derfel's love for Ceinwyn and why Derfel takes offense to her opinion.
6. Explain what happens during the time that Derfel and Nimue are alone after he rescues her and whether or not you agree with how they relate to each other in the section.
7. If you were Derfel, how would you feel about your first ride on a horse being disguised as a servant?
8. Do you think that it was right for Derfel to kill Tanaburs?
9. Explain what Arthur's reaction is when Gorfyddyd is mortally wounded and whether or not you agree with that reaction.
10. Arthur feels that the war is his fault. Do you agree with that assessment? Why or why not?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Arthur essentially takes Derfel under his wing when Derfel is a boy.
Part 1: Do you thinkt hat Arthur took an immediate liking to Derfel because the two of them were so much alike, or do you think that Arthur shaped Derfel to be a bit like him later on in the story? Use at least two examples to back up your answer.
Part 2: Derfel views Arthur as a cross between a father figure and a God at various points. Do you think that Derfel is right about Arthur or do you think that Arthur has a bad side that Derfel is somehow not noticing? Use at least two examples from the story to back up your answer.
Essay Topic 2
The author uses a technique of telling a story within a story. Using at least three examples from the novel, explain whether or not you feel that it was good for the author to tell the story through Derfel's eyes and have Derfel tell the story to the Queen. In other words, do you feel that Derfel's discussions with the Queen actually added anything to the story? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Inner conflict is a major problem for certain characters in the story. For example, Derfel feels conflicted about his knowledge of the tin miners incident. Arthur feels conflicted about his marriage to Ceinwyn and later, about having to trade innocent lives for help in the larger battle.
Part 1: Explain two other examples of characters with inner conflicts in the book.
Part 2: Do you agree with how those inner conflicts are resolved? Why or why not? If not, what would you do differently?
Part 3: In what ways did those inner conflicts create exterior conflicts? For example, in the case of Arthur being conflicted over marriage, it sparked an entire war.
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