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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The Saxon Shore: Chapters 24-27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What allows Merlyn to kill a very large number of deer in Chapter 20?
(a) His keen eyesight, which somehow improved lately.
(b) The new bow he got in Eire.
(c) Extremely good luck.
(d) Extremely bad weather.

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

3. What role did Twistback once play with a troupe of showman?
(a) Hunchback.
(b) Ringmaster.
(c) Lion tamer.
(d) Juggler.

4. Who is Ambrose?
(a) Merlyn's son.
(b) Merlyn's uncle.
(c) Merlyn's cousin.
(d) Merlyn's stepbrother.

5. Why does Sheelagh ask Merlyn's opinion of Donuil?
(a) She is too shy to talk to Donuil herself.
(b) She doesn't quite trust Donuil yet and isn't sure if she should.
(c) She knows they are destined to be together.
(d) She is trying to see if Merlyn has a crush on her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Merlyn stabbed after the funeral in Chapter 8?

2. Why are Merlyn and his men putting on a cavalry display for Athol and his men?

3. During the conversation about Merlyn possibly being a sorcerer in Chapter 9, what does Merlyn admit to Ambrose?

4. What does baby Arthur wear around his neck that Merlyn removes in Chapter 1?

5. How does Merlyn's aunt react when she sees him in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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