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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Merlyn think killed Uther?
(a) An unknown soldier on the battlefield.
(b) Derek of Ravenglass.
(c) Malfoy of Slytherin.
(d) A long-lost enemy who came back for revenge.

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

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

4. For whom do Merlyn and Ambrose plan an elaborate funeral in Chapter 8?
(a) Popilius.
(b) Arthur's wet nurse.
(c) Merlyn's aunt.
(d) Donuil.

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

6. What do Connor and Merlyn talk about when the first converse together?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) Merlyn's background.
(c) The baby Merlyn has with him.
(d) Merlyn's unique beard.

7. Who is Lucanus?
(a) Merlyn's sworn enemy.
(b) Merlyn's son.
(c) Merlyn's friend and a physician.
(d) A woman Merlyn's mother hopes he will marry.

8. Why does Merlyn get angry with Donuil when he goes hunting by himself in Chapter 10?
(a) Because he could have gotten hurt.
(b) Because if he didn't come back, Merlyn couldn't get Arthur back.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) Because someone is following them and they could have been attacked.

9. Why does Merlyn often try to avoid his dreams?
(a) Because they are so sad -- and mostly about his dead wife.
(b) Because they show him how rotten and cruel he is inside.
(c) Because they are dark, frightening, and prophetic.
(d) Because they are so silly.

10. Who does Merlyn's aunt tell Merlyn would be proud of him because of his work with the Council?
(a) Her brother.
(b) All of these answers are correct.
(c) His father.
(d) Her husband.

11. How many days after his stabbing does Merlyn finally leave for Eire?
(a) 14.
(b) 9.
(c) 2.
(d) 30.

12. How does Athol feel when Donuil returns to Eire?
(a) Very happy.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Enraged.
(d) Betrayed.

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

14. Who wants to join Donuil and Merlyn on their trip to Eire?
(a) Lucanus.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Merlyn's aunt.
(d) Ironhair.

15. What wild animal attacks the group in Chapter 11?
(a) An enraged boar.
(b) An injured bear.
(c) An unruly alligator.
(d) A ferocious cougar of some kind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Merlyn say in response to Ambrose's assertions that Merlyn is a sorcerer?

2. What promise does Merlyn make to the dead Uther?

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

4. In what perspective is "The Saxon Shore" written?

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

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