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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Merlyn go to grieve his wife in Chapter 6?
(a) Her favorite spring.
(b) A secret vale where they lived together.
(c) Her favorite tree just outside of town.
(d) The cemetery.

2. What does Lucanus tell Merlyn he should fear about the lepers?
(a) The curses they put on people.
(b) Touching them.
(c) Getting any blood on them.
(d) Nothing.

3. What kind of life does Lucanus live?
(a) A life of poverty.
(b) A life of indulgence and gluttony.
(c) A life of silence.
(d) A celibate life.

4. Who is Uther?
(a) Yvonne's cousin.
(b) Merlyn's cousin.
(c) Sheelagh's cousin.
(d) All of these answers are correct.

5. What wild animal prevents the beginning of the calvary show for Athol?
(a) A boar.
(b) A bear.
(c) A lion.
(d) A enormous snake.

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

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

8. Who made Excalibur?
(a) The local blacksmith.
(b) Merlyn's aunt.
(c) Merlyn's uncle.
(d) Arthur himself.

9. How does Athol react to the gifts Merlyn and Donuil bring?
(a) He is furious because he sees them as godly.
(b) He is so humbled by them, he weeps.
(c) He doesn't really understand them, actually.
(d) He is amazed.

10. What is the name of Connor's sister?
(a) Joanne.
(b) Ygraine.
(c) Yvonne.
(d) Yehova.

11. What does Merlyn wear to the second meeting of the Council?
(a) Garb denoting his status.
(b) Rags.
(c) His finest business suit.
(d) Nothing; he wants to shock them.

12. Why is Merlyn able to communicate so quickly with his captors in Chapter 1?
(a) He realizes he speaks their language.
(b) Because he's a sorcerer he can understand everyone.
(c) They all speak English.
(d) He knows sign language.

13. Who is Donuil?
(a) A stepbrother of Meryln's.
(b) A friend of Merlyn's.
(c) Merlyn's father.
(d) A brother of Merlyn's.

14. During the conversation about Merlyn possibly being a sorcerer in Chapter 9, what does Merlyn admit to Ambrose?
(a) That being a sorcerer is a lot harder than he had thought.
(b) That being a sorcerer is a lot easier than he had thought.
(c) That he does have prophetic dreams.
(d) That the fees for being a sorcerer are very expensive.

15. How does Merlyn spend the day after the day he talks to Lucanus about being celibate in Chapter 6?
(a) He goes for a ride on his horse.
(b) He visits the sick.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) He inspects the troops.

Short Answer Questions

1. What important thing(s) do Donuil, Merlyn, and Athol discuss in Athol's tent.

2. When does Merlyn tell Ambrose that Arthur could become High King?

3. How does Ambrose react to the beauty and power of Camulod?

4. What does Merlyn suspect Uther of doing?

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

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