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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. Where was Merlin's grandfather's house?

2. Who is Merlin's mother?

3. Merlin says that he tends to forget things of ____________ past.

4. Whose child is Moravik now taking care of, leaving Merlin with more free time?

5. How long does the trip from Maridunum take?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the significance of the scene Merlin saw with the bull?

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

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

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

5. What does Merlin overhear when he is hiding under the house?

6. What has Merlin been learning as his has spent his time in Less Britain with Ambrosius?

7. What does Merlin do in order to keep warm?

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

9. Merlin wanted to go to Sergontium, but his father thought he was too weak. How did Merlin talk his father into letting him go?

10. What do Merlin and Cadal find when they arrive back at Galapas' cave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foreshadowing plays a major role in this novel, giving the characters a sense of what might happen as well as helping the reader to see how the story may or may not unfold.

Part 1 - Give at least three examples of foreshadowing in the novel.

Part 2 - Describe each example of foreshadowing, the setting, and whether it came true the way it was perceived.

Part 3 - Why do you think foreshadowing is used in this story? What does it contribute to the story? To the characters? To the outcomes?

Essay Topic 2

Merlin is exposed to many things as he is growing up, learning many valuable tools along his travels and changes in environment.

Part 1 - List at least 4 subjects Merlin is taught and the teachers who taught these subjects to him.

Part 2 - How does Merlin use each of these lessons in the novel?

Part 3 - Do you think Merlin is a better engineer or a magician? Support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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