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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 the fees for being a sorcerer are very expensive.
(c) That being a sorcerer is a lot easier than he had thought.
(d) That he does have prophetic dreams.

2. Who is Athol's daughter?
(a) Dedalus's secret lover.
(b) Donuil's aunt.
(c) Arthur's mother.
(d) Merlyn's deceased wife.

3. What does Ambrose tell Merlyn his men fight like?
(a) Saxons.
(b) Barbarians.
(c) Dragons.
(d) Women.

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

5. How have the people of Eire taken care of Arthur during Merlyn's absence?
(a) Some have been really nice but most have been pretty mean.
(b) Very badly.
(c) They have only done the minimum required to keep him alive.
(d) Very well.

6. How does Merlyn's aunt respond when he tells her about Arthur's destiny?
(a) She is very proud.
(b) She is frightened.
(c) She is jealous.
(d) She doesn't believe his tall tales.

7. Who gives the death blow to the animal that interrupts the cavalry show for Athol and his men?
(a) Sheelagh.
(b) Athol.
(c) Donuil.
(d) Merlyn.

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

9. What does Peter Ironhair do for a living?
(a) He's a farmer.
(b) He's an ironsmith.
(c) He's some kind of banker.
(d) He's a lawyer.

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

11. What do the men do with the wild animal that attacks them in Chapter 11?
(a) Prepare a feast with it.
(b) Catch it so they can sell it to the circus.
(c) Kill it out of mercy and then leave it for the other animals.
(d) Shoot it so it is injured and will die, but then move on.

12. What does baby Arthur wear around his neck that Merlyn removes in Chapter 1?
(a) A tooth from a boar his uncle killed.
(b) A golden signet ring.
(c) A piece of lace from his mother, the queen.
(d) A necklace with a key.

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

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

15. How do Athol's friends view his leprosy?
(a) This is a trick question; Athol doesn't have leprosy.
(b) With silent horror.
(c) With disgust.
(d) With understanding and compassion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Donuil?

2. What does Athol agree to in regard to Arthur?

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

4. Why are Merlyn and his men nervous about the planned cavalry display for Athol and his men?

5. Who does Merlyn suspect is behind his stabbing?

(see the answer keys)

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