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

2. What item from the animal in Chapter 11 does Dedalus keep?
(a) The beast's spiraled tusks.
(b) A piece of tail.
(c) A patch of fur.
(d) A footprint in the mud that later dried.

3. When was "The Saxon Shore" originally published?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1788.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1948.

4. What does Merlyn report to Dergyll about Ironhair?
(a) That the man tried to kill him.
(b) That they are lovers.
(c) That he has taken a blood oath to protect him.
(d) That they are brothers.

5. What does Donuil suggest he and Merlyn bring as gifts to his father back in Eire?
(a) Honey.
(b) Mead.
(c) Roses.
(d) Candles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Merlyn to go on a hunt in Chapter 21?

2. How does Merlyn react to Lucanus's request that he visit the leper colony?

3. What does Sheelagh give Merlyn as she is preparing to leave him and go meet Donuil?

4. How does Merlyn spend the day after the day he talks to Lucanus about being celibate in Chapter 6?

5. What message does Dergyll give Merlyn when they first meet?

(see the answer key)

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