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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has been sent to be a servant to Merlin and then Arthur, once he is born?

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

3. What family does Arthur belong to?

4. Where does Merlin plan to tell the king's soldiers they are coming from?

5. Where does Merlin intend to take Arthur?

Short Essay Questions

1. Merlin admits to the reader for the first time since the story began that he is apprehensive about meeting with the queen. Why?

2. How does Merlin find Macsen's sword?

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

4. What question does Bedwyr raise while at the chapel with Arthur and Merlin that others have not asked? How does Arthur respond?

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. Why does Merlin plan to take over the Chapel of the Green himself after the old hermit dies?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the truth behind the injury Uther received during a skirmish with the Saxons? Why has it made Uther question his future and Arthur?

Essay Topic 2

What do the last moments before the feast, where Uther will announce Arthur his rightful heir, remind the reader about Arthur? How does he compare to Lot as a leader?

Essay Topic 3

The white deer appears in this story more than once. Where does it appear and what is its significance in each situation? To the story overall?

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