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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. How does Merlyn react when teased by Lucanus about his attraction to Ludmilla?
(a) He ignores it, as his mother advised many years ago.
(b) He teases Lucanus right back.
(c) He gets absoultely furious and starts a fight.
(d) He immediately denies it.

2. How does Athol come to accept Merlyn at the conclusion of Chapter 13?
(a) Hesitatingly.
(b) As a family member.
(c) Not at all; he has never liked him and never will.
(d) As a fraud.

3. Where does Ambrose tell Merlyn he plans to stay in Chapter 6?
(a) Camulod.
(b) Outside in the forest.
(c) Erin.
(d) Rome.

4. Which two people in Eire does Merlyn have an instant aversion to?
(a) Arthur's nanny and tutor.
(b) Athol and his wife.
(c) Two nameless servants.
(d) Mungo and Finn.

5. What warning does Merlyn give Ironhair after their confrontation in Chapter 6?
(a) That he will one day seek revenge for these actions.
(b) Not to challenge him in the future.
(c) This is a trick question; there is no such confrontation in Chapter 6.
(d) That he will spend the rest of his life in jail for what he did.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Merlyn sleeping with Arthur when Chapter 1 opens?

2. How many days after his stabbing does Merlyn finally leave for Eire?

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

4. For whom do Merlyn and Ambrose plan an elaborate funeral in Chapter 8?

5. How have the people of Eire taken care of Arthur during Merlyn's absence?

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