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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 kind of description does Athol want from Merlyn in the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) A description of the kind of woman his daughter had become.
(b) A description of the lands between Camulod and Glevum.
(c) A description of how horrible the leper colony was.
(d) A description of the future as Merlyn sees it in his dreams.

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

3. What does Merlyn do when he finds Uther's body?
(a) Buries it.
(b) Steals the clothes.
(c) Looks for jewelry he can sell for food.
(d) Makes a funeral pyre for him.

4. What does Merlyn suspect Uther of doing?
(a) Killing Merlyn's beloved wife.
(b) Killing Arthur's sister.
(c) Killing Arthur's mother.
(d) Killing Merlyn's daughter.

5. What does Athol agree to in regard to Arthur?
(a) Protect him and that Merlyn is the one to train him.
(b) All of these answers are correct.
(c) Surrender his lands when the time comes for Arthur to be king.
(d) Keep his identity a secret from Donuil.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Athol's friends view his leprosy?

2. Who sends a group of men to attack Merlyn and his group at the end of Chapter 10?

3. How many men are killed in the surprise attack on Camulod in Chapter 21?

4. What kind of life does Lucanus live?

5. Why is Merlyn not worried about all the blood on him after he tries to rescue Mordecai?

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