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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 is the High King going?

2. What does Merlin grab to keep himself warm?

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

4. To whose headquarters is Merlin taken?

5. Who was involved in a sexual relationship with a servant girl?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Merlin witness when he goes to the island in the bay?

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

6. What does Cerdic do when he sees the cut on Merlin's face?

7. What does Uther notice about Merlin when he grabs him?

8. What causes the other men in the pub to turn and to stare at Dinias and Merlin?

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

10. What does Merlin say when the men ask him for his name?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At many times, Merlin seems to work "magic" on others through his words and not through physical or magical trickery.

Part 1 -Describe the way in which Merlin battles with Marric and Hanno on the boat.

Part 2 - How does Merlin use words to save himself?

Part 3 - In what others ways does Merlin use his wits to save his life? Describe specific examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Many men in this story are betrayed, even by those they thought were closest to them.

Part 1 - Give three examples of characters who were betrayed, who they were betrayed by, and what happened to each.

Part 2 - What does the theme of betrayal seem to say about this time period?

Part 3 - Is betrayal avoidable in this story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The idea of the sight in this story is another recurrent idea. Some characters have the sight, but not everyone chooses to use it as others do.

Part 1 - List as many characters as you can that have the gift of the sight at any point in the novel.

Part 2 - What does the sight allow these characters to do?

Part 3 - What is the significance of the sight? What does it mean in a larger sense? What does it create for the novel?

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