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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. Galahad weeps, seeing his home ____.

2. Arthur has exchanged armor with ____ who is riding close to Gorfyddyd's men to confuse them.

3. As Derfel confronts Tanaburs, who comes to deal with Gundleus?

4. Arthur gathers his five commanders to free them and their men for their loyalty oath, and also to ask them to fight with him at ____ Vale.

5. Derfel serves as a skillful interpreter, arranging with Therdig a meeting with the ____ next day.

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you agree with Tristan arrives with six fighters from Kernow against his father's orders? Why or why not?

2. Define the relationship between Derfel and Tanaburs and how that relationship is resolved at the end of the book.

3. Explain everyone's attitude towards the Blackshields.

4. Explain what Queen Igraine thinks of Derfel's love for Ceinwyn and why Derfel takes offense to her opinion.

5. How does Derfel describe the battle of Lugg Vale?

6. Explain the two main parts of the battle plan.

7. Explain how Arthur feels in this section of the book.

8. Describe the Isle Of The Dead and Derfel's journey into it.

9. Do you think that it was right for Derfel to kill Tanaburs?

10. Explain how the end of the section where Arthur tries to get Lancelot and Galahad to make up lays the framework for Derfel's next mission.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The female characters in the story, such as Ceinwyn, are often used as pawns in a bid to win power or unite kingdoms. Write a detailed essay describing two times where that occurred in the novel and also describing how you feel about the women being used in such a way. Would you have done something differently, if you were in charge of the situation? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Lancelot and Galahad. What makes one better than the other at certain things? For example, even though Lancelot is a liar, is he a better fighter than Galahad? Why or why not? Is Galahad automatically a better person than Lancelot, since, presumably, Galahad does not lie or does Galahad have other faults? If so, what are they?

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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