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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 direction does Merlin set off in after sending Ralf off with the request regarding Uther's unborn child?
(a) West.
(b) North.
(c) South.
(d) East.

2. Where does Merlin agree to meet Ector?
(a) At the chapel.
(b) At Ector's castle.
(c) At Ralf's home.
(d) On the island.

3. Where does Merlin plan to cross Uther's path on his way back to Bryn Marddin?
(a) Along the spine of Dumnonia.
(b) At Tintagel.
(c) At the Saxon Beach.
(d) At the Welsh Border.

4. Who is tending to Merlin after he is injured falling from his horse?
(a) A young goatherd.
(b) A farmer's wife.
(c) A well attendant.
(d) A young black smith.

5. Who does Uther tell Merlin that he has been told has died?
(a) Cornwall.
(b) Budec.
(c) Ygraine.
(d) Gorlois.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Merlin visit on his way back home?

2. What family does Arthur belong to?

3. Where does Merlin intend to take Arthur?

4. Who accompanies Merlin after he takes Arthur from the castle?

5. What is the first thing Uther asks Merlin once they are alone in his chambers?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Merlin come to know the Old Ones in the forest?

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

5. Merlin meets Morgause, Uther's illegitimate daughter, after developing a medicine for the ailing Uther. What are Merlin's impressions of Morgause? Does the author give any indication that there is more to Morgause than is being revealed?

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

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

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

9. What story does Merlin tell the young goat herd who is caring for him after he injures his hand? Why does he tell him the story?

10. What does Ralf tell Merlin about the riders who attacked him on his way to Merlin's to deliver a letter?

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