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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 does Merlin go out with during the daytime hours?

2. Who travels with Merlin back to his homeland?

3. Whose name causes other men in the tavern to stop and turn?

4. What is the name of Merlin's pony?

5. What does Uther realize Ambrosius has given Merlin?

Short Essay Questions

1. How might Merlin's memory be described?

2. How would Merlin be described when he was a young boy?

3. Why was the man killed, according to Belasius?

4. Describe a typical day in Sergontium when Merlin and the rest go there.

5. What happens to Merlin as they journey by boat?

6. What does Merlin see in his vision when he goes back to the crystal cave and Galapas?

7. What does Merlin buy when he arrives across the sea?

8. Why does Ulfin go to Belasius to tell him that Merlin needs a new pony?

9. When does the King storm out of the court?

10. What does Merlin tell Ambrosius about Lady Niniane?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The falcon/merlin are symbols of Merlin's personality. By finding the bird, Merlin seems to find himself as well.

Part 1 - Describe the way in which Merlin came upon this bird in the first place. What happened to bring the bird to Merlin?

Part 2 - In what ways is Merlin like this falcon? Describe the behavioral traits of Merlin that relate to the bird.

Part 3 - Compare and contrast the ringdove and the falcon. How does this relate to Merlin?

Essay Topic 2

The idea that Merlin is a bastard child is something that haunts him and then helps him in the story. Being singled out seems to have given him an advantage over his companions.

Part 1 - What are the results of Merlin's reputation as a bastard child when he is young? When he is older?

Part 2 - Does this label seem to affect Merlin? If so, how? If not, why not?

Part 3 - When Merlin does discover who his father is, what does that mean to him?

Essay Topic 3

The character of Keri seems minor at first, but her complexity seems to tell the reader there is more she has to offer.

Part 1 - Compare the Keri who was a nun, to the Keri that emerged after she left the nunnery.

Part 2 - What do you think Keri symbolizes in this novel?

Part 3 - Why is Keri's mouth compared to a cave in Merlin's descriptions? What does this seem to say about her role in his life?

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