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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. What drug is Merlin given to provide him some comfort after hurting his hand?
(a) Aspirin.
(b) Ginger root.
(c) Poppy.
(d) Yucca.

2. Who does Merlin find fighting off three men on horseback?
(a) Uther.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Ygraine.
(d) Ralf.

3. Where does Uther suggest Arthur be taken once born?
(a) The Court of King Lot of Lothian.
(b) Merlin should take him to Bryn Myrddin.
(c) The Court of King Budec of Brittany.
(d) The Court of Duke Gorlois.

4. What does Merlin dream about while traveling north through the forest?
(a) A mystical lake.
(b) An enchanted sword.
(c) A mysterious and magical woman.
(d) None of these.

5. Where does Merlin move the enchanted sword?
(a) Count Ector's castle.
(b) The holy man's chapel in the forest.
(c) The island in Caer Bannog.
(d) Deep in the forest, hidden under a tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What doctor, who Merlin knows, treats Merlin's injured hand?

2. When is Arthur born?

3. How old does Merlin tell Uther that Arthur will be on Christmas Eve?

4. On what day does Merlin's horse throw a shoe, forcing Merlin to stop taking the path the Old Ones had shown him?

5. What is the name of one of the men sent to spy on Merlin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Merlin asks the messenger to give him all the information he has on the world outside of Merlin's cave. He tells him about the war and the invading Saxons. What significance does this play to the story?

2. How does Arthur finally meet Merlin? How does Merlin recognize the boy?

3. What plan do Merlin and Ygraine develop for Arthur after his birth? Why?

4. How does Merlin realize that the king's soldiers are closer than he thought? What does he plan to tell the soldiers when he and Ralf are found?

5. Why does Merlin seek out the holy man in the forest chapel?

6. What saves Merlin and company while they are traveling through the Perilous Forest? How? Does the author lead the reader to believe that this is an ordinary occurrence?

7. How does Merlin find Macsen's sword?

8. Why does Merlin travel in disguise with the infant Arthur? What disguise does he assume?

9. What are some of the extraordinary qualities attributed to Merlin? How many, if any, of them are true? What is the truth about Merlin?

10. What dream does Merlin have while traveling to the glass blower's hut in the forest? What is its significance?

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