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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The Saxon Shore: Chapters 24-27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dergyll know that Merlyn is telling the truth about Ironhair?
(a) He just has to take a chance because he can't tell one way or the other.
(b) He had a premonition about it.
(c) He makes him drink a truth serum.
(d) He can see the truth in his face.

2. Where does Merlyn go to grieve his wife in Chapter 6?
(a) A secret vale where they lived together.
(b) The cemetery.
(c) Her favorite tree just outside of town.
(d) Her favorite spring.

3. Why is Sheelagh hesitant to share that she has prophetic dreams?
(a) She knows that Donuil hates people who talk about stuff like this.
(b) She is afraid people will bother her all the time with requests.
(c) She is afraid one will be incorrect and then people will call her a liar.
(d) She doesn't want to be accused of sorcery.

4. What advice does Sheelagh give Donuil when the search party is unable to find the missing man?
(a) To consider the fact that he was a spy who ran away.
(b) To just accept the fact that he is dead.
(c) To get back out there and try again.
(d) To listen to his intuition.

5. During the conversation about Merlyn possibly being a sorcerer in Chapter 9, what does Merlyn admit to Ambrose?
(a) That being a sorcerer is a lot harder than he had thought.
(b) That the fees for being a sorcerer are very expensive.
(c) That being a sorcerer is a lot easier than he had thought.
(d) That he does have prophetic dreams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sheelagh ask Merlyn's opinion of Donuil?

2. Why is Merlyn considering celibacy?

3. What role did Twistback once play with a troupe of showman?

4. Where does Ambrose tell Merlyn he plans to stay in Chapter 6?

5. What does Merlyn decide to leave behind as he heads to Twistback's home for dinner in Chapter 15?

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