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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The Saxon Shore: Chapters 19-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What town does Merlyn consider home?
(a) Camulod.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Canchester.
(d) Cummingsburg.

2. How does the group first see Eire in Chapter 11?
(a) Through the rain.
(b) Through the fog.
(c) Through burning-bright sunlight.
(d) Through the darkness.

3. What surprise do Merlyn and his group encounter when they first return to home soil in Chapter 19?
(a) A body of armed men.
(b) A plague of locusts.
(c) A field of blooming daisies as far as the eye can see.
(d) A drought.

4. During his hunting expedition, how does Merlyn make sure his kill is picked up?
(a) Soldiers come and get it at predetermined places.
(b) He sends it off with specially trained birds.
(c) He puts up flags so he can find it later.
(d) He sends birds off with messages about where others can find the kills.

5. How does Merlyn react to Lucanus's request that he visit the leper colony?
(a) Lucanus can go but Merlyn will stay far away.
(b) He is uneasy but agrees to do it.
(c) It's fine since they were going there anyway.
(d) He decides it's just too risky.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Donuil?

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

3. What advice does Sheelagh give Donuil when the search party is unable to find the missing man?

4. As he is falling asleep at the end of Chapter 20, what does Merlyn realize he just needs to think of in order to feel happy?

5. What kind of romantic relationships make Merlyn uncomfortable in the beginning of "The Saxon Shore"?

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