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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. How old does Merlin tell Uther that Arthur will be on Christmas Eve?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Seven.
(d) Nine.
2. Who was previously Merlin's nurse when Merlin was a boy?
(a) Ygraine.
(b) Marcia.
(c) Moravik.
(d) Brand.
3. When does Merlin meet Arthur for the first time after his birth?
(a) When he is nine-years-old.
(b) When he is five-years-old.
(c) When he is seven-years-old.
(d) When he is four-years-old.
4. What names do Merlin and Ralf assume when they are waiting at the inn to go to the castle?
(a) Erichal and Ban.
(b) None of these.
(c) Emrys and Ban.
(d) Emrys and Blain.
5. Where does Merlin plan to tell the king's soldiers they are coming from?
(a) Tintagel.
(b) Caerleon.
(c) Bryn Marddin.
(d) Maridunum.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Merlin agree to meet Ector?
2. Where does Merlin move the enchanted sword?
3. What does Coll mean?
4. When do Merlin and Ralf return to Bryn Myrddin?
5. Where does Merlin tell Stilicho to tell people he is if they come looking for Merlin while he is gone?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Merlin seek out the holy man in the forest chapel?
2. What question does Bedwyr raise while at the chapel with Arthur and Merlin that others have not asked? How does Arthur respond?
3. What is the significance of the star that shines the night that Arthur is born and the night he leaves the castle?
4. What plan do Merlin and Ygraine develop for Arthur after his birth? Why?
5. 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?
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. 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?
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 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?
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