The Saxon Shore Test | Final Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Merlyn think about Donuil's connection with Sheelagh?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) That his friend better watch his back.
(c) That his friend is lucky.
(d) That his friend will be disappointed once he gets to know her.

2. What does Merlyn report to Dergyll about Ironhair?
(a) That he has taken a blood oath to protect him.
(b) That the man tried to kill him.
(c) That they are brothers.
(d) That they are lovers.

3. How long were Merlyn and his group actually gone while they were in Eire?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Six years.
(c) Six days.
(d) Six months.

4. What delays Merlyn's plans to seek justice for the attack in Chapter 21?
(a) Sheelagh's pregnancy.
(b) A dream his has.
(c) Arthur's illness.
(d) Bad snow and other weather.

5. Why doesn't Merlyn tell Donuil about his realization of the meaning behind his prophetic dream as he and his men leave Eire?
(a) Because Donuil doesn't believe in prophetic dreams.
(b) Because he realizes Donuil is a spy.
(c) Because he can't seem to get Donuil alone.
(d) Because Donuil is too distraught over Sheelagh.

6. How many men are killed in the surprise attack on Camulod in Chapter 21?
(a) 5.
(b) 500.
(c) 50.
(d) 15.

7. What does Merlyn decide to leave behind as he heads to Twistback's home for dinner in Chapter 15?
(a) His most sacred jewelry; he is afraid of being robbed.
(b) His armor and weaponry.
(c) A note saying where he is.
(d) Arthur; he doesn't want him getting hurt.

8. Where do Merlyn and his group stop on their way home to Camulod from Eire?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) The leper colony.
(c) The shire.
(d) Commingsdale.

9. When does the surprise attack come against Donuil, Merlyn, Athol, and their men in Chapter 16?
(a) In the middle of a town wedding.
(b) At sunset.
(c) In the middle of a town funeral.
(d) At dawn.

10. What had happened to the man who went missing from Eire in Chapter 16?
(a) He tried to kill a bear but wasn't strong enough.
(b) He was found tied up in the woods.
(c) He was injured riding his horse.
(d) He was actually out for a fling with his girlfriend.

11. How does Aunt Luceiia react when she sees Arthur again in Chapter 19?
(a) She doesn't recognize him.
(b) She is overjoyed.
(c) She is nervous because she isn't smart but Arthur is.
(d) She is angry to see him since she doesn't think he should be king.

12. Who does Merlyn first tell about his prophetic dream, once he realizes its significance on the boat as he departs Eire?
(a) Athol..
(b) Lucanus.
(c) Sheelagh.
(d) Arthur.

13. Where does Sheelagh see Donuil after he has been gone during the Winter?
(a) On a horse.
(b) On a ship.
(c) In a tree, trying to see her, too.
(d) On a plane.

14. Where does Merlyn go in Chapter 9 to stop himself from thinking about and lusting after Sheelagh?
(a) A large clearing.
(b) A cool pond.
(c) A field where he can hunt easily.
(d) His favorite tavern.

15. Why does Merlyn decide to tell Sheelagh about Excalibur?
(a) He wants to impress her.
(b) He thinks she may have an important role with it some day.
(c) She walked in on him showing it to Arthur.
(d) He just thinks she would find the story interesting.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do the searchers agree to spend searching for Mordecai?

2. What do people come to think of Arthur as he gets older?

3. Who comes to see Merlyn and his men off as they depart Eire?

4. What role did Twistback once play with a troupe of showman?

5. Who ultimately decides that Arthur should go back to Camulod?

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