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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. Where do Merlyn and his group stop on their way home to Camulod from Eire?
(a) Commingsdale.
(b) The shire.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) The leper colony.

2. When Ambrose and Ludmilla come to check on Merlyn after he is stabbed, what is he doing when they think he is sleeping?
(a) Pretending to sleep.
(b) Planning his escape.
(c) Writing a love letter to Ludmilla.
(d) Sending out messengers about his attack.

3. In Chapter 17, where does Athol say he is going to move his people for the Winter?
(a) East.
(b) West.
(c) South.
(d) North.

4. Why does Merlyn often try to avoid his dreams?
(a) Because they are so sad -- and mostly about his dead wife.
(b) Because they are so silly.
(c) Because they show him how rotten and cruel he is inside.
(d) Because they are dark, frightening, and prophetic.

5. For whom do Merlyn and Ambrose plan an elaborate funeral in Chapter 8?
(a) Popilius.
(b) Arthur's wet nurse.
(c) Merlyn's aunt.
(d) Donuil.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Ironhair betrayed Dergyll?

2. Who is Dergyll?

3. What does Merlyn report to Dergyll about Ironhair?

4. Why doesn't Merlyn tell Donuil about his realization of the meaning behind his prophetic dream as he and his men leave Eire?

5. What illness does Merlyn get after the attack on Donuil and the men?

(see the answer key)

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