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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. What is Ector's wife's name?

2. What absorbs the sword as it sits on the altar?

3. What announcement is made while Merlin and Arthur are talking in Part 4, Chapter 5?

4. Who attempts to see Uther three times, but is denied because Arthur is with him?

5. What does Arthur name the sword he finds?

Short Essay Questions

1. What challenges does Lot raise against Uther's proclamation that Arthur is his heir? What do his challenges cause?

2. What leads Arthur to ask about Merlin's true identity? Learning this, does Arthur know who he is?

3. How does Uther make the announcement during the feast that Arthur is his heir to the throne?

4. Why does Cador come to visit Merlin in the forest while Arthur is in Bilis' cave? How does he approach Merlin?

5. What impact has the battle with Colgrim had on Uther's standings in the kingdom?

6. How do Lot and Cador respond to Arthur claiming the sword that makes him the rightful High King?

7. What does Lot's marriage to Uther's daughter, Morgian, mean for the kingdom and Arthur?

8. How does the battle with Colgrim end? Why is this important?

9. What does Arthur's child with Morgause symbolize? What does it mean for his kingdom? What does Merlin do?

10. What do the lords and commoners find when they reach the Perilous Chapel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Merlin's interest in seeing Arthur through to the throne. Is it personal? Does he stay objective?

Essay Topic 2

There is a significant challenge in deciding what should be done with Arthur after he is born. What does Ygraine want done with her son? What does Uther want done with his son? What is done with Arthur?

Essay Topic 3

How does Merlin solve the problem of Morgause? Does the author give any indication that this problem will come back to haunt Arthur?

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