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This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 139 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Hollow Hills Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 139 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Where does Merlin go after leaving Arthur and Ralf?
(a) Tintagel.
(b) Rome.
(c) Corinth.
(d) Massilia.

2. How many small hillsmen surround Merlin in the forest as he wakes?
(a) Eight.
(b) Three.
(c) Ten.
(d) Six.

3. What is inscribed on the temple altar in the Temple of Mithras?
(a) Mithrae Recipito.
(b) Merlin Invicto.
(c) Mithras Enchantine.
(d) Mithrae Invicto.

4. How old is Arthur when the rumblings of war reach England?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Ten.

5. When does Ralf take Arthur to Count Ector?
(a) When he is five.
(b) When he is six.
(c) When he is three.
(d) When he is four.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Merlin ultimately decide to do with the holy man's chapel in the forest?

2. Where does Merlin tell Stilicho to tell people he is if they come looking for Merlin while he is gone?

3. What color horse does Merlin see a nine-year-old boy riding toward the chapel?

4. Where is Ector's castle?

5. What family does Arthur belong to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Merlin hide himself away in his cave for three months after returning to Bryn Myrddin?

2. 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?

3. What does Ector tell Merlin of the other royal families in the area? Why are their activities important?

4. Moravik has a unique perspective of Merlin. What is it and why does she feel the way she does about him?

5. Why does Merlin spend so much time traveling all over Europe? Where does he go? How long is he gone?

6. What does Uther reveal to Merlin about his injury? How does this effect his concern for Arthur?

7. What does the term "Flood Year" refer to? Why is it important to the story?

8. Why does the hermit at the Chapel of the Green feel comfortable telling Merlin about the story of Macsen's sword?

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

10. The spring after Arthur's twelfth birthday brings the rumblings of war to England. What happens?

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