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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, The Saxon Shore: Chapters 11-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Merlyn able to communicate so quickly with his captors in Chapter 1?
(a) He knows sign language.
(b) They all speak English.
(c) Because he's a sorcerer he can understand everyone.
(d) He realizes he speaks their language.

2. Who does Merlyn suspect is behind his stabbing?
(a) Ironhair.
(b) Donuil.
(c) Popilius.
(d) Ambrose.

3. In Chapter 1, what solidifies to Merlyn that he knows his captors?
(a) A dream.
(b) A scar he sees on one of the men's faces.
(c) An image on the mast.
(d) His intuition.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "The Saxon Shore" originally published?

2. Why does Merlyn often try to avoid his dreams?

3. What gift does Merlyn give one of the lepers in the leper colony?

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

5. Who wants to join Donuil and Merlyn on their trip to Eire?

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