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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, The Saxon Shore: Chapters 15-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Merlyn do when he finds Uther's body?
(a) Steals the clothes.
(b) Buries it.
(c) Looks for jewelry he can sell for food.
(d) Makes a funeral pyre for him.

2. Who is Athol's daughter?
(a) Merlyn's deceased wife.
(b) Donuil's aunt.
(c) Dedalus's secret lover.
(d) Arthur's mother.

3. Where is Merlyn sleeping with Arthur when Chapter 1 opens?
(a) In the top room of a small inn.
(b) In the bottom of a house, in the basement.
(c) In the bottom of a cave.
(d) In the bottom of a boat.

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

5. What does Lucanus tell Merlyn he should fear about the lepers?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Getting any blood on them.
(c) The curses they put on people.
(d) Touching them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of description does Athol want from Merlyn in the beginning of Chapter 14?

2. Who does Merlyn first tell about his prophetic dream, once he realizes its significance on the boat as he departs Eire?

3. How do Athol's friends view his leprosy?

4. Who ultimately decides that Arthur should go back to Camulod?

5. What does Merlyn say in response to Ambrose's assertions that Merlyn is a sorcerer?

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