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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Because someone is following them and they could have been attacked.
(d) All of these answers are correct.

2. Why is Merlyn considering celibacy?
(a) So he doesn't have to worry about a woman stealing his money.
(b) So he can focus his energy on raising Arthur.
(c) Because he could never love someone as much as he loved his wife.
(d) So he can stop being so distracted by women.

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

4. How does Ambrose react to the beauty and power of Camulod?
(a) He thinks it's nice but that it will never match that of Rome.
(b) It just makes him miss home even more.
(c) He is overwhelmed by it.
(d) He is too depressed to even notice it.

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

6. Who is Athol?
(a) Arthur's wet nurse.
(b) Dedalus' brother.
(c) The king in Eire.
(d) Merlyn's confidant.

7. What does Merlyn feel when he gives Ambrose and Ludmilla his blessing over their relationship?
(a) Joy.
(b) Annoyance.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Anger.

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

9. Who sends a group of men to attack Merlyn and his group at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Ironhair's men.
(b) No one is sure but they were very strong.
(c) Donuil's father; he wanted to make sure he was okay.
(d) No one; this is a trick question, since there is no attack in Chapter 10.

10. What prevents the men from traveling around Eire as they had hoped?
(a) There are no roads.
(b) There are police everywhere.
(c) They must travel only at night.
(d) They ran out of gas for their cars.

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

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

13. Where does Ambrose tell Merlyn he plans to stay in Chapter 6?
(a) Erin.
(b) Rome.
(c) Outside in the forest.
(d) Camulod.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Donuil?

2. Who does Merlyn's aunt tell Merlyn would be proud of him because of his work with the Council?

3. Who wants to join Donuil and Merlyn on their trip to Eire?

4. What do the men do with the wild animal that attacks them in Chapter 11?

5. Why does Merlyn often try to avoid his dreams?

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