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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. In what perspective is "The Saxon Shore" written?
(a) First person.
(b) Second person.
(c) Fourth person.
(d) Third person.

2. Who gives the death blow to the animal that interrupts the cavalry show for Athol and his men?
(a) Donuil.
(b) Athol.
(c) Merlyn.
(d) Sheelagh.

3. What does baby Arthur wear around his neck that Merlyn removes in Chapter 1?
(a) A necklace with a key.
(b) A piece of lace from his mother, the queen.
(c) A tooth from a boar his uncle killed.
(d) A golden signet ring.

4. Who wants to join Donuil and Merlyn on their trip to Eire?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Merlyn's aunt.
(c) Ironhair.
(d) Lucanus.

5. What does the wild animal that interrupts the beginning of the cavalry show do second?
(a) Eat a baby.
(b) Attack the crowds.
(c) Kill a man.
(d) Stand up straight and scare everyone to pieces.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ironhair and Merlyn have a confrontation in Chapter 6, who wins?

2. What does Merlyn tell Ambrose about his ascent to power in Chapter 7?

3. Which two people in Eire does Merlyn have an instant aversion to?

4. What does the wild animal that interrupts the beginning of the cavalry show do first?

5. What does Merlyn say to Ambrose when he asks, in Chapter 6, if the infantry and the cavalry every combine?

(see the answer key)

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