The Saxon Shore Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Saxon Shore Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what perspective is "The Saxon Shore" written?
(a) First person.
(b) Fourth person.
(c) Second person.
(d) Third person.

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

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

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

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

6. How does Athol come to accept Merlyn at the conclusion of Chapter 13?
(a) As a fraud.
(b) As a family member.
(c) Hesitatingly.
(d) Not at all; he has never liked him and never will.

7. Who is Popilius?
(a) A man who tries to assassinate Merlyn.
(b) A man who tries to kidnap Arthur.
(c) A senior soldier in Camulod.
(d) Merlyn's father.

8. Why are Merlyn and his men putting on a cavalry display for Athol and his men?
(a) They requested one.
(b) They are trying to show off how powerful they are.
(c) They are trying to build friendship and this is how they do it.
(d) They are required to do so by law.

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

10. What is little Arthur heir to?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) Cornwall.
(c) Pendragon.
(d) Camulod.

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

12. What astounds everyone about Merlyn and Ambrose?
(a) How much they look alike.
(b) That the have the same birthday.
(c) How deep their hatred is for each other.
(d) That they have the exact same wounds -- but from different battles.

13. What kind of romantic relationships make Merlyn uncomfortable in the beginning of "The Saxon Shore"?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) Heterosexual relationships.
(c) Anything other than heterosexual relationships.
(d) Any romantic relationships at all.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Athol?

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

3. What does Merlyn wear to the second meeting of the Council?

4. Who is Donuil?

5. How does Merlyn's aunt respond when he tells her about Arthur's destiny?

(see the answer keys)

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